Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 23:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 23:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 23:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 1 Samuel, David's men were scared and thought, "If we are already afraid here in Judah, we'll be even more afraid when we go to fight the strong Philistine army in Keilah." They were worried about facing a big challenge.

1 Samuel 23:3: And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

This verse encourages trust in the Lord with all your heart and not to rely on your own understanding, whereas 1 Samuel 23:3 shows David's men expressing fear and relying on their perception of danger.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Matthew 8:26

Jesus chides the disciples for being fearful and having little faith, which contradicts the fear and hesitation expressed by David's men in 1 Samuel 23:3.

Matthew 8:26: And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

Contradiction with 2 Timothy 1:7

This verse says God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and a sound mind, opposing the fearfulness of David’s men in 1 Samuel 23:3.

2 Timothy 1:7: For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

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