Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 11:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 11:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 11:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse tells us that when it was time for kings to go to battle, King David stayed home in Jerusalem while his army went to fight. It suggests that David was not doing what other kings usually did, which might lead to important events later on.

2 Samuel 11:1: And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth [to battle], that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem. [after...: Heb. at the return of the year, or, in the spring]

Contradiction with Exodus 20:13

This verse, "Thou shalt not kill," contradicts with 2 Samuel 11:1 because David orchestrates the death of Uriah in the events following this verse.

Exodus 20:13: Thou shalt not kill.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:28

This verse, "But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart," contradicts with 2 Samuel 11:1 as it precedes David's act of adultery with Bathsheba.

Matthew 5:28: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Contradiction with James 1:14-15

These verses, "But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death," contradict the righteousness implied in a leader's duty like David's in 2 Samuel 11:1 where he was supposed to lead but succumbed to sin.

James 1:14-15: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

Contradiction with Proverbs 6:32

This verse, "But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul," contradicts with 2 Samuel 11:1 by highlighting the sin of adultery David falls into after this verse.

Proverbs 6:32: [But] whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he [that] doeth it destroyeth his own soul. [understanding: Heb. heart]

Contradiction with Romans 13:13

This verse, "Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying," contrasts with David's actions starting from 2 Samuel 11:1, where he remains in Jerusalem and falls into sin.

Romans 13:13: Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. [honestly: or, decently]
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