Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 23:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 23:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 23:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Samuel, David and his group of about six hundred friends left the town of Keilah to find a safe place to hide. When King Saul heard that David had escaped, he decided not to chase after him.

1 Samuel 23:13: Then David and his men, [which were] about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.

Contradiction with Proverbs 15:3

Contradicts by stating that the eyes of the Lord are everywhere, observing all, suggesting no escape from God's awareness.

Proverbs 15:3: The eyes of the LORD [are] in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 23:24

Contradicts by questioning if one can hide in secret places that God cannot see, indicating no place to hide from God.

Jeremiah 23:24: Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Psalm 139:7-10

Contradicts by expressing that God's presence is inescapable, no matter where one flees.

Psalm 139:7-10: Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

Contradiction with Hebrews 4:13

Contradicts by asserting that all are naked and open to the eyes of God, with nothing hidden from His sight.

Hebrews 4:13: Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things [are] naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

Contradiction with Jonah 1:3

Contradicts by showing a man attempting to flee from the presence of the Lord, suggesting attempting to escape divine presence is futile.

Jonah 1:3: But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
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