Contradiction with James 4:3
Prayer is not effective if asked with wrong motives.
James 4:3: Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume [it] upon your lusts. [lusts: or, pleasures]
Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 12:8-9
Paul's repeated prayers were not granted; instead given grace.
2 Corinthians 12:8-9: For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
Contradiction with Matthew 26:39
Jesus’s prayer was not granted according to his will.
Matthew 26:39: And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
Contradiction with Isaiah 59:2
Sin separates people from God, hindering prayers.
Isaiah 59:2: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid [his] face from you, that he will not hear. [have hid: or, have made him hide]
Contradiction with Job 30:20
Job felt his prayers were unanswered despite his cries.
Job 30:20: I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me [not].
Contradiction with Ezekiel 14:3
Prayers can be blocked if idolatry is in the heart.
Ezekiel 14:3: Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?
Contradiction with Proverbs 28:9
Turning away from hearing the law makes prayer an abomination.
Proverbs 28:9: He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer [shall be] abomination.
Paradox #1
The possible moral conflict in 1 Chronicles 5:20 could be related to the idea that success in battle is attributed to divine intervention. This might raise questions about the morality of warfare and whether it's right to believe that God supports one side over another in violent conflicts. It may seem contradictory to the concept of a loving and peaceful deity.