Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 14:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 14:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 14:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 1 Samuel, Ahiah was a special priest wearing a special vest, and he was part of a big priest family. Meanwhile, Jonathan, who was important, left without the people knowing.

1 Samuel 14:3: And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the LORD'S priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone. [Ahiah: called Ahimelech]

Contradiction with Exodus 28:1

Describes the appointment of Aaron and his sons as priests, showing a hereditary priesthood, unlike Ahijah, who was of the line of Eli, which was under a curse.

Exodus 28:1: And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office, [even] Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.

Contradiction with Hebrews 7:12

Indicates a change in the priesthood and the law, suggesting a move away from Levitical priesthood, contradicting Ahijah serving as a priest.

Hebrews 7:12: For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 2:30

God declares the end of Eli's lineage serving as priests, whereas Ahijah, a descendant of Eli, is acting as a priest.

1 Samuel 2:30: Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed [that] thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

Contradiction with Numbers 25:13

Establishes a perpetual priesthood through Phinehas, contrasting Ahijah's temporary and ill-fated role due to his lineage.

Numbers 25:13: And he shall have it, and his seed after him, [even] the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.
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