Contradiction with 2 Samuel 15:19
Verse about Ittai the Gittite does not mention women and suggests loyalty to David, potentially contradicting the depiction in 2 Samuel 15:16 where household including women leave with David.
2 Samuel 15:19: Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou [art] a stranger, and also an exile.
Contradiction with 2 Samuel 13:38
This verse suggests Absalom stayed away from Jerusalem for three years which might contradict the movement of people with David in 2 Samuel 15:16, implying instability for previously established absence.
2 Samuel 13:38: So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
Contradiction with 2 Samuel 16:21
This action aligns with Absalom's rebellion against David, offering a broader context that aligns with the conflicting loyalties and separation seen in 2 Samuel 15:16.
2 Samuel 16:21: And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that [are] with thee be strong.
Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 11:1
Speaks of divisions and familial separations in the lineage of David, highlighting contradictions in loyalty and family unity as seen in 2 Samuel 15:16.
2 Chronicles 11:1: And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen [men], which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
Contradiction with 1 Kings 2:26
Mentions past events involving loyalty to David, potential contradictions regarding loyalty dynamics and those departing from Jerusalem in 2 Samuel 15:16.
1 Kings 2:26: And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou [art] worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted. [worthy...: Heb. a man of death]
Contradiction with 2 Samuel 12:10
Reference to the sword not departing from David's house due to his actions, contradicting any scene implying peace as they depart in 2 Samuel 15:16.
2 Samuel 12:10: Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.