Contradiction with Judges 7:7
This verse illustrates Gideon's victory with just 300 men, contrasting with the suggestion in 2 Samuel 17:11 for gathering all of Israel for battle.
Judges 7:7: And the LORD said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the [other] people go every man unto his place.
Contradiction with 1 Samuel 14:6
Jonathan believes the Lord can save by many or by few, contradicting the need for a large army suggested in 2 Samuel 17:11.
1 Samuel 14:6: And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for [there is] no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.
Contradiction with 2 Kings 6:16
"Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them." This statement of divine support contrasts with the reliance on a large human army in 2 Samuel 17:11.
2 Kings 6:16: And he answered, Fear not: for they that [be] with us [are] more than they that [be] with them.
Contradiction with Zechariah 4:6
"Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts." This contradicts the reliance on a large army in 2 Samuel 17:11.
Zechariah 4:6: Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This [is] the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. [might: or, army]
Contradiction with Matthew 26:53
Jesus refers to calling more than twelve legions of angels, contrasting with the human army assembly in 2 Samuel 17:11.
Matthew 26:53: But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:11
"The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong." This suggests that victory doesn't depend on the size of the army, in contradiction to 2 Samuel 17:11.
Ecclesiastes 9:11: I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:27
"God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty." This implies God's power uses the weak, opposing the large army strategy of 2 Samuel 17:11.
1 Corinthians 1:27: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;