Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 15:34

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 15:34 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 15:34. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Samuel, this verse means that someone should go back to the city and tell Absalom they want to help him as they helped his father before, so they can secretly stop bad advice from being followed. It's like pretending to be a helper to trick the enemy and protect the real king.

2 Samuel 15:34: But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; [as] I [have been] thy father's servant hitherto, so [will] I now also [be] thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:16

This verse commands not to bear false witness, while 2 Samuel 15:34 involves deception by pretending to serve Absalom.

Exodus 20:16: Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

Contradiction with Proverbs 12:22

This verse states that lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, contrasting with the deceitful strategy employed in 2 Samuel 15:34.

Proverbs 12:22: Lying lips [are] abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly [are] his delight.

Contradiction with Colossians 3:9

Instructs not to lie to one another, which contradicts the act of deception suggested in 2 Samuel 15:34.

Colossians 3:9: Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;

Contradiction with Ephesians 4:25

Advises speaking truth with your neighbor, contradicting the deceptive counsel in 2 Samuel 15:34.

Ephesians 4:25: Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

Contradiction with Proverbs 24:28

Warns against being a witness without cause and deceiving with the lips, which goes against the deceit in 2 Samuel 15:34.

Proverbs 24:28: Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive [not] with thy lips.
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