Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 18:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 18:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 18:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 1 Samuel, King Saul changed his mind and gave his daughter Merab to someone else instead of David, even though David was supposed to marry her. This shows how King Saul didn't keep his promise to David.

1 Samuel 18:19: But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 18:20

It contradicts 1 Samuel 18:19 because it states Michal, Saul's daughter, loved David, whereas 18:19 speaks of her being given as a wife to Adriel instead of David.

1 Samuel 18:20: And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him. [pleased him: Heb. was right in his eyes]

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 21:8

This verse contradicts 1 Samuel 18:19 by referencing the sons of Michal, suggesting that she was married to David and not Adriel.

2 Samuel 21:8: But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite: [Michal: or, Michal's sister] [brought...: Heb. bear to Adriel]
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