Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 19:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 19:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 19:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Samuel, the messengers found a pretend person in David's bed, made with a statue and a pillow of goat hair to trick them. This was done to help David escape from people trying to catch him.

1 Samuel 19:16: And when the messengers were come in, behold, [there was] an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats' [hair] for his bolster.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:13

This verse, stating "Thou shalt not kill," contradicts 1 Samuel 19:16 as it involves an attempt to murder David.

Exodus 20:13: Thou shalt not kill.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

This verse, "But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you," contradicts the hostility and deception shown in 1 Samuel 19:16.

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 Proverbs 24:29

"Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work," contradicts the deception in Saul's intent to harm David in 1 Samuel 19:16.

Proverbs 24:29: Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
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