Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 14:46

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 14:46 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 14:46. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Samuel, Saul stopped chasing the Philistines, and they went back home. This shows that the fight was over for now, and everyone returned to where they came from.

1 Samuel 14:46: Then Saul went up from following the Philistines: and the Philistines went to their own place.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:3

This verse instructs Saul to "smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have," which involves engaging in battle, contrasting with Saul's return from pursuing the Philistines in 1 Samuel 14:46.

1 Samuel 15:3: Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 13:13-14

Samuel tells Saul his kingdom will not continue because he did not keep God's command, which contrasts with Saul seemingly taking a less aggressive approach in 1 Samuel 14:46 by not pressing the attack against the Philistines.

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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