Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 10:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 10:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 10:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Samuel, when the people of Ammon realized they had upset King David, they hired thousands of soldiers from nearby places to help them in a fight. They wanted to be strong because they thought David was mad at them.

2 Samuel 10:6: And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men. [Ishtob: or, the men of Tob]

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 10:2

Contradicts because 2 Samuel 10:2 suggests David wanted to show kindness to Hanun, while 2 Samuel 10:6 details the Ammonites hiring Syrian forces after suspecting David’s intentions.

2 Samuel 10:2: Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 19:6-7

Provides a similar account of 2 Samuel 10:6, expanding on the number of chariots hired, but contradicts regarding the reasoning behind hiring the forces, focusing more on conflict escalation.

1 Chronicles 19:6-7: And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syriamaachah, and out of Zobah. [odious: Heb. to stink]
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