Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 20:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 20:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 20:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, Saul didn't say anything that day because he thought something happened to David, making him not able to attend because he wasn't clean. In those times, being "not clean" meant you couldn't do certain things, like join special meals.

1 Samuel 20:26: Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he [is] not clean; surely he [is] not clean.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:37

1 Samuel 20:26 involves assuming David's intentions, while Matthew 5:37 emphasizes saying what you truly mean without evasiveness.

Matthew 5:37: But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:7

1 Samuel 20:26 shows Saul allowing an unresolved conflict with David, whereas Proverbs 16:7 suggests peace with enemies when one's ways please the Lord.

Proverbs 16:7: When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Contradiction with James 4:17

1 Samuel 20:26 involves inaction regarding David's absence, which contrasts with the call in James 4:17 to do what is good and act accordingly.

James 4:17: Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth [it] not, to him it is sin.

Contradiction with Romans 3:23

1 Samuel 20:26 depicts Saul ignoring a potential sin, while Romans 3:23 emphasizes that all have sinned and fall short, highlighting universal accountability.

Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
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