Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 20:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 20:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 20:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse shows Jonathan and David going out to a field to talk privately. It tells us they were good friends who cared about each other and wanted to help each other.

1 Samuel 20:11: And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:32

This verse discusses how God detests perverse people but takes the upright into His confidence, suggesting openness rather than secrecy, which contrasts with the secret meeting in 1 Samuel 20:11.

Proverbs 3:32: For the froward [is] abomination to the LORD: but his secret [is] with the righteous.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:14-15

These verses speak about being the light of the world and not hiding a lamp under a bowl, promoting transparency that contradicts the private meeting in 1 Samuel 20:11.

Matthew 5:14-15: Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

Contradiction with John 18:20

Jesus speaks of having said nothing in secret, which contradicts the secretive nature of the meeting proposed in 1 Samuel 20:11.

John 18:20: Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.

Contradiction with Ephesians 5:11-12

This passage urges believers to expose deeds of darkness rather than engaging in them secretly, opposing the secretive context in 1 Samuel 20:11.

Ephesians 5:11-12: And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove [them].
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