Contradictions and Paradoxes in Judges 16:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Judges 16:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Judges 16:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Judges, Samson was tricked by Delilah when she tied him up while he was sleeping. But when the bad guys came, he was so strong that he just got up and walked away with everything still attached to him.

Judges 16:14: And she fastened [it] with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines [be] upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web.

Contradiction with Judges 16:17

In this verse, Samson reveals the true source of his strength, noting that it is tied to his Nazarite vow and his hair, directly contradicting the idea that binding his hair alone could subdue him as suggested in Judges 16:14.

Judges 16:17: That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I [have been] a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any [other] man.

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