Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 1:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 1:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 1:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Samuel, Elkanah is trying to comfort his wife Hannah because she is sad and not eating. He wants her to know that he loves her very much, even if they don't have children.

1 Samuel 1:8: Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? [am] not I better to thee than ten sons?

Contradiction with Proverbs 19:11

1 Samuel 1:8 shows Elkanah questioning Hannah's sadness, while Proverbs 19:11 values patience and overlooking offenses, suggesting understanding rather than questioning.

Proverbs 19:11: The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and [it is] his glory to pass over a transgression. [discretion: or, prudence]

Contradiction with Job 2:13

1 Samuel 1:8 shows Elkanah speaking to comfort, whereas Job 2:13 describes silent empathy as the better approach with suffering.

Job 2:13: So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that [his] grief was very great.
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