Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 20:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 20:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 20:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Samuel, David is telling his friend Jonathan that there's a special dinner with the king the next day, but he wants to hide instead to see if it's safe. David is trying to find out if he is in danger or if it's okay to come back.

1 Samuel 20:5: And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow [is] the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third [day] at even.

Contradiction with Exodus 12:15

1 Samuel 20:5 mentions a new moon festival, while Exodus 12:15 emphasizes the observance of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, indicating a focus on different religious practices.

Exodus 12:15: Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.

Contradiction with Numbers 28:11

1 Samuel 20:5 refers to a specific feast mentioned once, while Numbers 28:11 describes regular monthly offerings involving multiple rituals, suggesting a broader or different observance.

Numbers 28:11: And in the beginnings of your months ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year without spot;

Contradiction with Leviticus 23:4

1 Samuel 20:5 involves a customary meal or event, whereas Leviticus 23:4 describes appointed seasons of different festivals, suggesting potential differences in their significance or observance.

Leviticus 23:4: These [are] the feasts of the LORD, [even] holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 16:16

1 Samuel 20:5 involves a local feast, while Deuteronomy 16:16 mandates Israelites to observe three major feasts in Jerusalem, highlighting a difference in festival obligations.

Deuteronomy 16:16: Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty:
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