Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:6
States that the Israelites are a chosen people above all others, whereas 1 Samuel 9:21 has Saul expressing his low status.
Deuteronomy 7:6: For thou [art] an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that [are] upon the face of the earth.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 1:5
Speaks of being chosen or destined before birth, contrasting Saul's claim of insignificance.
Jeremiah 1:5: Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, [and] I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. [ordained: Heb. gave]
Contradiction with Judges 6:15
Gideon also speaks of being the least, contradicting the idea that God often chooses the lowly, as 1 Samuel 9:21 suggests.
Judges 6:15: And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family [is] poor in Manasseh, and I [am] the least in my father's house. [my family...: Heb. my thousand is the meanest]
Contradiction with Exodus 19:5-6
Declares Israel as a kingdom of priests and a holy nation, contrasting Saul's feeling of insignificance.
Exodus 19:5-6: Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth [is] mine:
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:27
Suggests God chooses the weak and lowly to shame the wise, providing a divine purpose to such status unlike Saul's lament in 1 Samuel 9:21.
1 Corinthians 1:27: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;