Look a mistake!
If you read the first verse of 1 Samuel 13 in different translations, you do see differences. This is not a mistake in the Scriptures but in translations. One might argue that if God couldn't protect these numbers from being lost to history and translations, then we can't trust anything. This is a very cynical approach to the Bible. The truth that can be seen is that, first, Christians are willing to see and point out where there may have been issues, unlike other religions. Second, this is not critical to the purpose of God. Finally, just because there is disagreement among scholars doesn't discount that the facts can't be known.
If we can only believe that something is true when there is perfect consensus, then we won't believe anything. The danger is when we pick our experts based on whether they agree with our agenda. In this disagreement, I can say, it doesn't matter. What mattered is that Saul didn't trust God and paid the price. It is a reminder for us not to do the same.
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