Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 11:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 11:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 11:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 1 Samuel, Saul came back from working in the fields and saw people crying. He wanted to know why they were so upset, and they told him that the people of Jabesh were in trouble.

1 Samuel 11:5: And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What [aileth] the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:13

While 1 Samuel 11:5 depicts Saul's anointing and rise as a king under divine intervention, 1 Samuel 16:13 describes the anointing of David as a successor, showing a shift in divine favor away from Saul.

1 Samuel 16:13: Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:26

Saul is rejected by God as king for his disobedience, contradicting the favor and divine selection seen in 1 Samuel 11:5.

1 Samuel 15:26: And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:9

This verse speaks about the oppression people can face under authority, contrasting with the acceptance of Saul's leadership shown in 1 Samuel 11:5.

Ecclesiastes 8:9: All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: [there is] a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.

Contradiction with Hosea 13:11

God expresses regret about giving a king in His anger, which contrasts with the divine ordination in 1 Samuel 11:5.

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

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 18:12

Saul becomes afraid of David because the Lord is with David but has departed from Saul, contrary to the blessing of divine presence in 1 Samuel 11:5.

1 Samuel 18:12: And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 13:14

God seeks a man after His own heart to lead, indicating Saul's failures despite being chosen previously in 1 Samuel 11:5.

1 Samuel 13:14: But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him [to be] captain over his people, because thou hast not kept [that] which the LORD commanded thee.

Contradiction with Numbers 23:19

God's nature of not changing His mind contradicts the subsequent loss of His support for Saul after 1 Samuel 11:5.

Numbers 23:19: God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
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