What is the correct number in this verse? PROBLEM: Among the several translations of the OT, 1 Samuel 13:1 is rendered as “one year” in the NKJV, by “forty” in the NASB, by “thirty” for the first number and “[forty-]two” for the second number in the ___. Which of these is the right number or number... [ Continue Reading ]
How could the Philistines have an army of 30,000 chariots? PROBLEM: According to this passage, the Philistines gathered together 30,000 chariots and 6,000 horsemen. However, an army of 30,000 chariots has never been recorded in all of ancient history, even among the most powerful empires. How could... [ Continue Reading ]
Was Saul rejected by God for offering an unlawful sacrifice (1 Samuel 13:12-13), for disobedience (1 Samuel 28:18), or for consulting the Witch of Endor (1 Chronicles 10:13)? All of the above. (See comments on Genesis 27:42-44.) 1 SAMUEL 13:13 — How could God have promised Saul a perpetual dynasty... [ Continue Reading ]