Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 13:34

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According to the author of 2 Samuel, Absalom ran away to stay safe, and a lookout boy saw a big group of people coming over the hill.

2 Samuel 13:34: But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him.

Contradiction with Proverbs 11:21

It states that the wicked will not go unpunished, contradicting Absalom's temporary escape and seeming impunity after Amnon's death.

Proverbs 11:21: [Though] hand [join] in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:17

Claims a man tormented by murder will be a fugitive until death, yet Absalom initially escapes this fate.

Proverbs 28:17: A man that doeth violence to the blood of [any] person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.

Contradiction with Exodus 21:12

States that anyone who strikes a man and kills him shall be put to death, contrasting with Absalom's short-lived flight and eventual return.

Exodus 21:12: He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.

Contradiction with Numbers 35:31

Forbids taking ransom for the life of a murderer, conflicting with Absalom's later return and partial reconciliation.

Numbers 35:31: Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which [is] guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death. [guilty...: Heb. faulty to die]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:11

Observes that because sentence against evil is not executed speedily, the hearts of men are fully set to do evil, contrasting Absalom's delay in facing justice.

Ecclesiastes 8:11: Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
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