Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 23:23

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

According to the author of 1 Samuel, God was telling David's friends to find out where David was hiding from the king who wanted to hurt him. They needed to be sure of the right place so God could protect David in the land of Judah.

1 Samuel 23:23: See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.

Contradiction with Proverbs 15:3

Contradicts by saying the eyes of the Lord are everywhere, seeing both evil and good, implying God's constant surveillance, unlike the need for human observation in 1 Samuel 23:23.

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

Contradiction with Matthew 10:26

Suggests that nothing is hidden that will not be revealed or made known, implying the futility of secret searches.

Matthew 10:26: Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

Contradiction with Psalm 139:7-8

Indicates that God is omnipresent and knows our whereabouts at all times, contrasting with the need for men to seek David diligently.

Psalm 139:7-8: Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

Contradiction with Hebrews 4:13

States there is no creature hidden from God, but all things are open to His eyes, unlike the uncertainty expressed in 1 Samuel 23:23 regarding David’s location.

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 Jeremiah 23:24

Describes God as filling heaven and earth, proposing His awareness of all things without the need for human investigation as in 1 Samuel 23:23.

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.
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