Our Bibles list 6 books (1 & 2 Samuel, 1 & 2 Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles), but originally each pair was a single book. These books record just over 500-years of Israel’s history beginning with the birth of Samuel (the final judge in Israel) and culminating with the destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian…
Tag: Samuel
Dagon’s Temple – ATA
INQUIRY: Was Dagon’s temple closed (1 Samuel 5:5; 7:3) or not (1 Chronicles 10:8-10) in the lifetime of Samuel? Is there a contradiction?
Philistines subdued? – ATA
COMPLAINT: Were the Philistines subdued all the days of Samuel (1 Samuel 7:13) or not (1 Samuel 13:5, 10)? Is there a contradiction?
Samuel’s firstborn son – ATA
COMPLAINT: Was Samuel’s firstborn son Joel (1 Samuel 8:1-2) or Vashni (1 Chronicles 6:28)? Is there a contradiction?