Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 15:34

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 15:34 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 15:34. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, Samuel and Saul went their separate ways, with Samuel going to a place called Ramah and Saul going back to his home in Gibeah. It's like when two friends stop playing and go back to their own homes for the day.

1 Samuel 15:34: Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.

Contradiction with Genesis 6:6

This verse states that God repented for making man, implying that God has regret, while 1 Samuel 15:34 is within a context asserting God does not repent.

Genesis 6:6: And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

Contradiction with Numbers 23:19

This verse explains that God is not a man that he should repent, contrary to the narrative context of regret seen in 1 Samuel 15:34.

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?

Contradiction with Jeremiah 26:3

Here, God considers repenting of the evil against His people if they turn from their evil ways, contradicting the idea in 1 Samuel context that God does not change His mind.

Jeremiah 26:3: If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 24:14

It claims that God will not repent, contrasting with the implication of divine change of heart in broader contexts like 1 Samuel 15’s chapter narrative.

Ezekiel 24:14: I the LORD have spoken [it]: it shall come to pass, and I will do [it]; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD.

Contradiction with Jonah 3:10

God repented of the evil He had said He would do unto Nineveh, showing inconsistency with the claim in 1 Samuel about His unchanging nature.

Jonah 3:10: And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did [it] not.
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