Contradiction with Deuteronomy 20:8
This verse allows fearful soldiers to leave the battlefield, contradicting Gideon's selection based on vigilance in Judges 7:6.
Deuteronomy 20:8: And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man [is there that is] fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren's heart faint as well as his heart. [faint: Heb. melt]
Contradiction with 2 Samuel 17:1-2
This passage describes a strategy valuing surprise and overwhelming numbers, conflicting with the reduced force in Judges 7:6.
2 Samuel 17:1-2: Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:27
This verse suggests God's preference for the weak, which contrasts with the choosing of alert men in Judges 7:6.
1 Corinthians 1:27: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;