Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:11
David was chosen while tending sheep, not because he was specifically chosen from among his brothers.
1 Samuel 16:11: And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all [thy] children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither. [down: Heb. round]
Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 28:4
This verse states that God chose David from the tribe of Judah, not specifically from tending sheep.
1 Chronicles 28:4: Howbeit the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah [to be] the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make [me] king over all Israel:
Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 6:6
Specifies that God chose Jerusalem, and David to be over his people, focusing on leadership and city, not his pastoral origins.
2 Chronicles 6:6: But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
Contradiction with 1 Samuel 17:14-15
David was the youngest and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep, highlighting family roles rather than divine selection from shepherding.
1 Samuel 17:14-15: And David [was] the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.