Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 11:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 11:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 11:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Samuel, the people were happy and celebrated together when they made Saul their king. They gave special gifts to God and felt joyful because they believed God was with them.

1 Samuel 11:15: And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:11

This verse discusses God's regret for making Saul king, which contradicts with the celebration of making Saul king in 1 Samuel 11:15.

1 Samuel 15:11: It repenteth me that I have set up Saul [to be] king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night.

Contradiction with Hosea 13:11

This verse states that God gave a king in anger and took him away in wrath, contradicting the joyful event of Saul’s kingship in 1 Samuel 11:15.

Hosea 13:11: I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took [him] away in my wrath.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 8:7

This verse implies that asking for a king was a rejection of God, contrasting with the approval and celebration in 1 Samuel 11:15.

1 Samuel 8:7: And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 13:13-14

These verses indicate that Saul's kingdom will not continue because of his disobedience, contradicting the affirmation in 1 Samuel 11:15.

1 Samuel 13:13-14: And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.
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