Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 11:2

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

According to the author of 2 Samuel, David saw a beautiful woman while he was walking on his roof one evening. This moment led to important choices and events in David's life.

2 Samuel 11:2: And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman [was] very beautiful to look upon.

Contradiction with Proverbs 6:25

This verse warns against lusting after a woman's beauty, contradicting David's actions when he saw Bathsheba.

Proverbs 6:25: Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 6:18

This verse commands fleeing from sexual immorality, in contrast to David's pursuit of Bathsheba.

1 Corinthians 6:18: Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:14

This verse prohibits adultery, which David later commits with Bathsheba.

Exodus 20:14: Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:28

This verse equates lustful gazing with committing adultery in the heart, opposing David's initial reaction to seeing 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 Job 31:1

Job speaks of making a covenant with his eyes not to look lustfully at a woman, in contrast to David's gaze upon Bathsheba.

Job 31:1: I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
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