Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 10:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 10:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 10:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Samuel, when King David heard that there was going to be a big fight, he got all his people ready and crossed the river to face the other army. The people from Syria lined up their soldiers to fight against David's army.

2 Samuel 10:17: And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 13:12

2 Samuel 10:17 describes God giving victory to David's army, while 2 Chronicles 13:12 underscores that God is with the faithful and those He supports will prevail, suggesting divine support is conditional.

2 Chronicles 13:12: And, behold, God himself [is] with us for [our] captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.

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