Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 15:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 15:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 15:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 2 Samuel, Absalom wished he could be a judge to help people with their problems and make sure everyone got what was fair. He wanted to seem like a good and helpful leader.

2 Samuel 15:4: Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Advises to trust in the Lord rather than in human judgments, whereas 2 Samuel 15:4 suggests relying on Absalom's judgment for justice.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Romans 12:19

Instructs not to seek personal vengeance, contradicting 2 Samuel 15:4 where Absalom seeks to take justice into his own hands.

Romans 12:19: Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

Contradiction with James 4:12

Acknowledges only one Lawgiver and Judge, God, contrasting with Absalom's desire to usurp judgment in 2 Samuel 15:4.

James 4:12: There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 32:35

States that vengeance belongs to God, opposing Absalom’s claim of authority in 2 Samuel 15:4.

Deuteronomy 32:35: To me [belongeth] vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in [due] time: for the day of their calamity [is] at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
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