Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 18:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 18:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 18:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Samuel, Jonathan and David became very close friends, almost like family, because they cared so much about each other. Jonathan loved David as much as he loved himself.

1 Samuel 18:1: And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

Contradiction with Proverbs 17:17

A contradiction arises as Proverbs 17:17 emphasizes that a friend loves at all times, which contrasts with Saul's later actions towards David despite Jonathan's love mentioned in 1 Samuel 18:1.

Proverbs 17:17: A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:34-36

Jesus speaks of bringing division rather than peace, contradicting the harmonious and loving relationship between Jonathan and David in 1 Samuel 18:1.

Matthew 10:34-36: Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

This verse suggests the deceitful nature of the heart, which contradicts the pure, deep love that Jonathan exhibited towards David in 1 Samuel 18:1.

Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Contradiction with Luke 14:26

Jesus says to hate family members to follow Him, conflicting with Jonathan's heartfelt allegiance to David described in 1 Samuel 18:1.

Luke 14:26: If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

Contradiction with John 13:34

Jesus commands a new level of love for one another, hinting at a different standard from the Old Testament example in 1 Samuel 18:1.

John 13:34: A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

Contradiction with Psalm 146:3

Advises against putting trust in princes (or humans), which contrasts with Jonathan's deep trust of David as a friend in 1 Samuel 18:1.

Psalm 146:3: Put not your trust in princes, [nor] in the son of man, in whom [there is] no help. [help: or, salvation]
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