Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 17:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 17:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 17:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Samuel, Hushai told the priests, Zadok and Abiathar, about the advice that Ahithophel gave to Absalom and the leaders of Israel, and then shared his own advice with them. This shows how Hushai was trying to help David by giving different advice to keep him safe.

2 Samuel 17:15: Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled.

Contradiction with Proverbs 19:21

This verse states that many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails, contradicting the counsel and agreement of Hushai and Zadok to thwart Ahithophel without directly acknowledging divine intervention in 2 Samuel 17:15.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 46:10

Declares that God’s purpose will stand, contrasting with the idea in 2 Samuel 17:15 where plans depend on human counsel and agreement rather than emphasizing God's sovereign will.

Isaiah 46:10: Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times [the things] that are not [yet] done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

Contradiction with James 4:13-15

Advises not to boast about tomorrow; to say 'If it is the Lord's will,' instead of making definite human plans as in 2 Samuel 17:15.

James 4:13-15: Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:

Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:23

Acknowledges that humans do not direct their own steps, opposing the active planning and counsel of Hushai reported to David, suggesting reliance on divine direction.

Jeremiah 10:23: O LORD, I know that the way of man [is] not in himself: [it is] not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:9

States a man’s heart devises his way, but the Lord directs his steps, which contrasts the confident planning and urgency in the human actions described in 2 Samuel 17:15.

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