Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 5:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 5:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 5:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Samuel, the people who did not die were hurt with painful sores, and they were so upset and scared that they cried out loudly for help.

1 Samuel 5:12: And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

Contradiction with James 5:15

This verse states that the prayer of faith shall save the sick, which contradicts 1 Samuel 5:12 where individuals were not healed and called upon divine intervention to alleviate their suffering from the smiting of the emerods.

James 5:15: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:7

This verse states that asking shall lead to receiving, which contradicts 1 Samuel 5:12 where there is no record of individuals successfully appealing for relief from their afflictions.

Matthew 7:7: Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Contradiction with Exodus 15:26

This verse promises that if people diligently follow God's commandments, none of the diseases of Egypt would fall on them, which contradicts 1 Samuel 5:12 where the affliction came upon the people of Ashdod despite no mention of their disobedience to God's laws.

Exodus 15:26: And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I [am] the LORD that healeth thee.
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