Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 16:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 16:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 16:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Samuel, Hushai was a friend of King David who pretended to support Absalom, David's son, by saying "Long live the king!" when he really wanted to help David. This shows that sometimes people might seem to help one person but have a plan to help someone else instead.

2 Samuel 16:16: And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king. [God...: Heb. Let the king live]

Contradiction with Proverbs 27:6

This verse suggests faithfulness among friends, contradicting Ahithophel's betrayal in 2 Samuel 16:16.

Proverbs 27:6: Faithful [are] the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy [are] deceitful. [deceitful: or, earnest, or, frequent]

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

Advocating love for enemies, contrasting with the deceit in 2 Samuel 16:16.

Matthew 5:44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Contradiction with Exodus 20:16

Commands against bearing false witness, which conflicts with Hushai's deceit in 2 Samuel 16:16.

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

Contradiction with James 4:4

Declares friendship with the world as enmity with God, contradicting Hushai's feigned friendship with Absalom in 2 Samuel 16:16.

James 4:4: Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

Contradiction with John 8:44

Describes the devil as the father of lies, contrasting with the portrayal of loyalty in 2 Samuel 16:16.

John 8:44: Ye are of [your] father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. [of his own: or, from his own will or disposition]
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