Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 11:16
Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 11:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 11:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.
According to the author of 1 Chronicles, this verse means that David was hiding in a safe place while the Philistine army was in the town of Bethlehem. It's like when you find a secret spot to stay safe from someone you don't want to meet.
1 Chronicles 11:16: And David [was] then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison [was] then at Bethlehem.
Contradiction with 2 Samuel 23:14
This verse states that David was in a stronghold and the Philistine garrison was in Bethlehem, similarly to 1 Chronicles 11:16, creating no direct contradiction.
2 Samuel 23:14: And David [was] then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines [was] then [in] Bethlehem.
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