Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 15:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 15:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 15:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Samuel, this verse means that the king and his followers had to leave their home and go to a place that was far away. They were going on a journey and needed to rest before continuing.

2 Samuel 15:17: And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 29:9

This verse mentions David's favor in the eyes of the Philistine lords, contrasting with 2 Samuel 15:17 where David is in flight due to Absalom's conspiracy instead of being welcomed.

1 Samuel 29:9: And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou [art] good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 5:7

Here, David captures Jerusalem and establishes it as his city, which contrasts with 2 Samuel 15:17 where he departs from it during Absalom's rebellion.

2 Samuel 5:7: Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same [is] the city of David.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 2:11

This verse refers to David's successful reign over Israel, which contradicts the turmoil and flight from Jerusalem seen in 2 Samuel 15:17.

1 Kings 2:11: And the days that David reigned over Israel [were] forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 11:1

This verse describes David sending Joab to battle while he stays in Jerusalem, conflicting with 2 Samuel 15:17 where he leaves the city.

2 Samuel 11:1: And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth [to battle], that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem. [after...: Heb. at the return of the year, or, in the spring]
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