Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 15:23
1 Samuel 15:23 contradicts following 22 verses in the Bible. Check out Contradictions and Paradoxes of 1 Samuel 15:23 for quick understanding.
1 Samuel 15:23: For rebellion [is as] the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness [is as] iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from [being] king. [witchcraft: Heb. divination]
| # | Contradicting Verse | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Numbers 16:1 | Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took [men]: |
| 2. | Numbers 16:3 | And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, [Ye take] too much upon you, seeing all the congregation [are] holy, every one of them, and the LORD [is] among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD? [Ye take...: Heb. It is much for you] |
| 3. | 1 Samuel 15:20 | And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites. |
| 4. | 2 Samuel 9:7 | And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually. |
| 5. | 2 Samuel 15:10 | But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron. |
| 6. | 2 Samuel 19:13 | And say ye to Amasa, [Art] thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab. |
| 7. | 1 Kings 4:4 | And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar [were] the priests: |
| 8. | 1 Kings 11:5 | For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. [Milcom: also called, Molech] |
| 9. | 1 Kings 11:42 | And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel [was] forty years. [time: Heb. days] |
| 10. | 1 Kings 18:16 | So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah. |
| 11. | 2 Kings 17:17 | And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. |
| 12. | 2 Kings 21:6 | And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke [him] to anger. |
| 13. | 1 Chronicles 10:13 | So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, [even] against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking [counsel] of [one that had] a familiar spirit, to enquire [of it]; [committed: Heb. transgressed] |
| 14. | 1 Chronicles 27:32 | Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni [was] with the king's sons: [scribe: or, secretary] [son...: or, Hachmonite] |
| 15. | 2 Chronicles 10:17 | But [as for] the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. |
| 16. | 2 Chronicles 25:27 | Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away from following the LORD they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent to Lachish after him, and slew him there. [from...: Heb. from after] [made...: Heb. conspired a conspiracy] |
| 17. | Isaiah 47:12 | Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail. |
| 18. | Isaiah 55:7 | Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. [the unrighteous...: Heb. the man of iniquity] [abundantly...: Heb. multiply to pardon] |
| 19. | Jeremiah 13:18 | Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, [even] the crown of your glory. [principalities: or, head tires] |
| 20. | Romans 8:1 | [There is] therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. |
| 21. | Hebrews 8:12 | For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. |
| 22. | 1 John 1:9 | If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. |
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