Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 15:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 15:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 15:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the book of 2 Samuel, these two hundred men went with Absalom because he invited them, but they didn't know what Absalom was really planning. They thought they were just going to a party or meeting and didn't realize anything bad was going to happen.

2 Samuel 15:11: And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, [that were] called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not any thing.

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:7

States that when a man's ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies be at peace with him, contrasting the rebellion against David.

Proverbs 16:7: When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Contradiction with Romans 13:1

Advocates submission to governing authorities, contradicting the uprising led by Absalom involving those who went with him.

Romans 13:1: Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. [ordained: or, ordered]

Contradiction with Exodus 20:12

Commands honoring one's father, which contrasts with Absalom's deceitful rebellion against his father, King David.

Exodus 20:12: Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

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