Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 14:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 14:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 14:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Samuel, this verse shows a woman asking a king to help save her son because her family wants to hurt him for a bad thing he did. She is worried that if they harm her son, she will have no family left to remember.

2 Samuel 14:7: And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband [neither] name nor remainder upon the earth. [upon...: Heb. upon the face of the earth]

Contradiction with Exodus 21:12

This verse commands that anyone who strikes a person and causes death must be put to death, which contrasts with the plea for sparing the life of the one who killed in 2 Samuel 14:7.

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

Contradiction with Numbers 35:31

This verse states that no ransom should be accepted for the life of a murderer deserving death, which contradicts the allowance for possible leniency in 2 Samuel 14:7.

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 Leviticus 24:17

This verse makes it clear that anyone who takes a human life is to be put to death, opposing the appeal for mercy in 2 Samuel 14:7.

Leviticus 24:17: And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death. [killeth...: Heb. smiteth the life of a man]

Contradiction with Genesis 9:6

This verse underlines the principle that whoever sheds human blood should have their blood shed, unlike the request for leniency in 2 Samuel 14:7.

Genesis 9:6: Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

Paradox #1

The contradiction in that verse could be seen in the demand for retribution versus the value of mercy. In this scenario, there is a call for justice that may lead to further loss and destruction of a family line, while the Bible also teaches forgiveness and reconciliation in other parts. This presents a conflict between justice and compassion.

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