Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 20:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 20:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 20:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 1 Samuel, this sentence means that even when God helps David by defeating his enemies, David should still be kind to the family of his friend Jonathan forever. It’s like making a promise to always be nice and caring to your friend's family, no matter what happens.

1 Samuel 20:15: But [also] thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:5

This verse describes God as visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, which contradicts the plea for mercy on Jonathan’s descendants in 1 Samuel 20:15.

Exodus 20:5: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 24:16

This verse states that children shall not be put to death for their fathers, contrary to 1 Samuel 20:15's implication of ongoing mercy or judgment affecting future generations.

Deuteronomy 24:16: The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

Ezekiel claims the son will not bear the iniquity of the father, which contradicts the ancestral mercy mentioned in 1 Samuel 20:15.

Ezekiel 18:20: The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:30

It asserts that every individual will die for their own sin, unlike the concept of mercy extended to Jonathan's descendants in 1 Samuel 20:15.

Jeremiah 31:30: But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.
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