Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 7:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 7:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 7:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Samuel, this verse shows that the people came together to say sorry to God for doing wrong things. Samuel helped them by listening and giving advice, like a wise friend.

1 Samuel 7:6: And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured [it] out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:39

While 1 Samuel 7:6 describes the people of Israel taking collective responsibility and repenting for their sins, Matthew 5:39 advises personal non-retaliation, which may seem contrary to the idea of communal retribution or consequence seen in 1 Samuel 7:6.

Matthew 5:39: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:34

1 Samuel 7:6 involves recognition and confession of sin, whereas Jeremiah 31:34 speaks of a future where people will not need to be reminded of their sins as they will be forgiven and forgotten by God.

Jeremiah 31:34: And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

1 Samuel 7:6 shows collective repentance, but Ezekiel 18:20 emphasizes individual responsibility for sin, where each person is accountable for their own actions rather than a communal confession.

Ezekiel 18:20: The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
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