Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 21:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 21:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 21:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Samuel, David is asking for food because he is hungry and needs something to eat. He is talking to a priest, hoping the priest can give him some bread.

1 Samuel 21:3: Now therefore what is under thine hand? give [me] five [loaves of] bread in mine hand, or what there is present. [present: Heb. found]

Contradiction with Exodus 23:1

This verse, which instructs not to spread false reports, contradicts 1 Samuel 21:3 where David uses deception to obtain bread from Ahimelech.

Exodus 23:1: Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. [raise: or, receive]

Contradiction with Matthew 5:37

This verse encourages being truthful in communication, contradicting David's misleading statement in 1 Samuel 21:3.

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

Contradiction with Colossians 3:9

This verse advises against lying to each other, in contradiction to the deceit involved in 1 Samuel 21:3.

Colossians 3:9: Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;

Contradiction with Proverbs 12:22

This verse condemns lying lips, while David's actions in 1 Samuel 21:3 involve deceit to achieve his goals.

Proverbs 12:22: Lying lips [are] abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly [are] his delight.

Contradiction with Ephesians 4:25

This verse calls for speaking truthfully to neighbors, which contrasts with the misleading information provided by David in 1 Samuel 21:3.

Ephesians 4:25: Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
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