Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 25:42

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 25:42 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 25:42. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, Abigail quickly got ready and rode on a donkey with five of her helpers to become David's wife. She was brave and decided to join David because she believed it was the right thing to do.

1 Samuel 25:42: And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife. [after her: Heb. at her feet]

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 7:8

Advises against marriage, stating that it is good to stay unmarried, unlike 1 Samuel 25:42 where marriage is a positive outcome.

1 Corinthians 7:8: I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

Contradiction with Mark 10:9

States that whatever God has joined together, let no man separate, implying permanence in marriage, whereas in 1 Samuel 25:42, Abigail quickly remarries after Nabal's death.

Mark 10:9: What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

Contradiction with Matthew 19:6

Emphasizes the indissolubility of marriage, yet in 1 Samuel 25:42, Abigail's marriage to Nabal ends, followed promptly by remarriage.

Matthew 19:6: Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

Contradiction with Romans 7:2

Suggests that a woman is bound to her husband as long as he lives, contrasting with Abigail's change of husbands in 1 Samuel 25:42.

Romans 7:2: For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to [her] husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of [her] husband.
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