Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 19:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 19:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 19:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse tells us that when the helpers of Hadarezer saw they couldn't win against Israel, they decided to be friends and work for David instead, and the Syrians stopped helping the other side. It shows how sometimes people change sides to avoid more trouble.

1 Chronicles 19:19: And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and became his servants: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more.

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:7

Proverbs 16:7 states that when a man's ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him, which contradicts 1 Chronicles 19:19 where enemies remained hostile.

Proverbs 16:7: When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

Matthew 5:44 instructs to love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, contrasting with the defeat and submission of enemies in 1 Chronicles 19:19.

Matthew 5:44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Contradiction with Romans 12:17-21

Romans 12:17-21 advocates for living peaceably and overcoming evil with good, which contradicts the military defeat depicted in 1 Chronicles 19:19.

Romans 12:17-21: Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
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