Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 14:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 14:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 14:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Samuel, Joab asked a smart woman to pretend to be very sad like she had been crying for a long time. He wanted her to wear special clothes for people who are mourning and not use nice-smelling oils, to help with his plan.

2 Samuel 14:2: And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 18:10-11

This verse condemns seeking guidance from those who practice enchantment or similar arts, contrasting with employing a wise woman for counsel as seen in 2 Samuel 14:2.

Deuteronomy 18:10-11: There shall not be found among you [any one] that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, [or] that useth divination, [or] an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 28:7

This verse depicts consulting a medium or witch, which contradicts the use of wisdom in 2 Samuel 14:2, where a woman is sought for her wisdom rather than sorcery.

1 Samuel 28:7: Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, [there is] a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor.

Contradiction with Isaiah 8:19

This verse warns against consulting the dead or those with familiar spirits, opposing the counsel sought in 2 Samuel 14:2 based on wisdom and speech.

Isaiah 8:19: And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?

Contradiction with Jeremiah 27:9

Advises against listening to false prophets and soothsayers; contrasts with the council sought from a wise woman in 2 Samuel 14:2 without condemning her methods.

Jeremiah 27:9: Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: [dreamers: Heb. dreams]
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