Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 15:30

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 15:30 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 15:30. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Samuel, David was very sad and showed it by going up the hill without shoes and with his head covered. The people with him did the same thing to show they were also sad.

2 Samuel 15:30: And David went up by the ascent of [mount] Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that [was] with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up. [and wept...: Heb. going up and weeping]

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 7:9-10

This verse speaks of godly sorrow leading to repentance and salvation, whereas 2 Samuel 15:30 describes David weeping as he flees, showing a different context and purpose for sorrow.

2 Corinthians 7:9-10: Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. [after...: or, according to God]

Contradiction with Philippians 4:4

This verse encourages believers to "Rejoice in the Lord always," which contradicts the sorrow and mourning depicted in 2 Samuel 15:30 where David and the people with him ascend the Mount of Olives weeping.

Philippians 4:4: Rejoice in the Lord alway: [and] again I say, Rejoice.

Contradiction with Proverbs 17:22

It states a "merry heart doeth good like a medicine," which contrasts with the sorrow and mourning atmosphere presented in 2 Samuel 15:30.

Proverbs 17:22: A merry heart doeth good [like] a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. [like: or, to]

Contradiction with Isaiah 61:3

This verse talks about replacing mourning with joy and praise, which contradicts the depiction of David ascending the Mount of Olives in mourning and weeping in 2 Samuel 15:30.

Isaiah 61:3: To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
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