Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 30:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 30:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 30:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 1 Samuel, this verse shows that David meets a young Egyptian man who was left behind by his master because he was sick. The story teaches us to be kind and help those who are in trouble, just like David did.

1 Samuel 30:13: And David said unto him, To whom [belongest] thou? and whence [art] thou? And he said, I [am] a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.

Contradiction with Exodus 21:16

This verse condemns kidnapping, which contradicts 1 Samuel 30:13 where the young Egyptian mentions being taken as a servant after being found, implying a form of abduction.

Exodus 21:16: And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 24:7

This verse prescribes death for kidnapping fellow Israelites and making them slaves, conflicting with the practice involving the captured Egyptian servant in 1 Samuel 30:13.

Deuteronomy 24:7: If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you.

Contradiction with Philemon 1:16

This verse speaks of treating a slave like a beloved brother in Christ, contrary to the way the Egyptian servant is treated as property in 1 Samuel 30:13.

Philemon 1:16: Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?

Contradiction with Galatians 3:28

This verse emphasizes equality among all individuals in Christ, conflicting with the depiction of a hierarchical relationship between David and the Egyptian servant in 1 Samuel 30:13.

Galatians 3:28: There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
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