Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 15:24

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 15:24 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 15:24. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book 2 Samuel, this verse shows how important it was to keep God's special box, called the ark, safe and with the people. The leaders, Zadok and Abiathar, made sure to take care of it while everyone left the city.

2 Samuel 15:24: And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites [were] with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city.

Contradiction with Matthew 9:13

While 2 Samuel 15:24 describes Zadok bringing the ark of the covenant back, Matthew 9:13 emphasizes mercy over sacrifice and ritual, highlighting a different aspect of devotion.

Matthew 9:13: But go ye and learn what [that] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Contradiction with Acts 7:48

2 Samuel 15:24 focuses on the physical presence of the ark, whereas Acts 7:48 declares that God does not dwell in temples made by human hands, suggesting a spiritual rather than physical emphasis.

Acts 7:48: Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

Contradiction with John 4:21-24

This passage promotes worship in spirit and truth instead of in specific locations, contrasting with the physical emphasis in 2 Samuel 15:24 where the ark itself is central to worship.

John 4:21-24: Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:1

The verse in 2 Samuel 15:24 involves rituals and sacrifices connected with the ark, while Hebrews 10:1 discusses the inadequacy of the law's sacrifices, pointing toward a new covenant through Christ.

Hebrews 10:1: For the law having a shadow of good things to come, [and] not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
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