Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 1:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 1:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 1:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 1 Samuel, Hannah was very happy because God answered her prayers and gave her a baby boy, whom she named Samuel. She named him Samuel because she had asked God for him, and God listened to her.

1 Samuel 1:20: Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, [saying], Because I have asked him of the LORD. [when...: Heb. in revolution of days] [Samuel: that is, Asked of God]

Contradiction with 1 Kings 2:11

Contradicts the concept of divine intervention in childbirth; highlights political succession instead.

1 Kings 2:11: And the days that David reigned over Israel [were] forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

Contradiction with Genesis 16:2

Contradicts as it involves human intervention (Sarai's decision) rather than divine gift leading to childbirth.

Genesis 16:2: And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai. [obtain...: Heb. be built by her]

Contradiction with Genesis 30:1-2

Rachel's distress and Jacob's anger contrast with Hannah's divine blessing of a child.

Genesis 30:1-2: And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

Contradiction with Genesis 16:15

Ishmael's birth to Hagar as a result of Sarai's plan contradicts the divine answer to prayer seen in Samuel's birth.

Genesis 16:15: And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:3

This verse discusses destruction commanded by God, contradicting the idea of life-giving seen in the birth of Samuel.

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.
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