Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 17:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 17:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 17:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, God made Absalom and his men choose Hushai's idea over Ahithophel's plan because He planned to stop Absalom from doing bad things. This was God's way of making sure Absalom's plan wouldn't succeed.

2 Samuel 17:14: And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite [is] better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom. [appointed: Heb. commanded]

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:9

This verse states that a man’s heart plans his way but the Lord directs his steps, suggesting humans plan but God ultimately decides the outcome, contrasting with the immediate plotting seen in 2 Samuel 17:14.

Proverbs 16:9: A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9

These verses express that God's thoughts and ways are higher than human ways, which contrasts with the conspired actions of humans in 2 Samuel 17:14 where divine intervention uses human folly for His purposes.

Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:27

This verse describes God choosing the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, contrasting with the worldly wisdom and counsel being frustrated in 2 Samuel 17:14.

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;

Contradiction with Proverbs 19:21

Despite many plans in a man’s heart, it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails, contradicting the human-centric plotting in 2 Samuel 17:14.

Proverbs 19:21: [There are] many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

Contradiction with Romans 8:28

This verse affirms that all things work together for good for those who love God, presenting a perspective of divine orchestration unlike the manipulative human plans in 2 Samuel 17:14.

Romans 8:28: And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

Cursed is he who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, contrasting with the reliance on human counsel seen in 2 Samuel 17:14.

Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
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