Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 16:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 16:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 16:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the book of 1 Samuel, God is telling Samuel to stop being sad about Saul not being king anymore because God has chosen a new king from Jesse's family. God wants Samuel to go to Jesse's house to find and anoint the new king with oil.

1 Samuel 16:1: And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

Contradiction with Genesis 6:6

Here, God expresses regret for making humans, which contradicts the notion of God's purposeful decision and foresight in choosing leaders such as in 1 Samuel 16:1.

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 emphasizes that God does not change His mind, contradicting any implication in 1 Samuel 16:1 that God might regret His previous choice of Saul as king.

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 Malachi 3:6

It states that God does not change, which contradicts with God choosing a new king in 1 Samuel 16:1, suggesting a change in His plan.

Malachi 3:6: For I [am] the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

Contradiction with James 1:17

This verse mentions that there is no variableness in God, contrasting with the change of circumstances regarding Saul and the appointment of a new king as seen in 1 Samuel 16:1.

James 1:17: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
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