Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 17:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 17:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 17:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Samuel, this verse shows that when King David arrived in a place called Mahanaim, three friends named Shobi, Machir, and Barzillai came to help him. It reminds Christians that good friends are important and help each other when they are in need.

2 Samuel 17:27: And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 10:1-2

In 2 Samuel 17:27, Shobi is shown providing support to David, yet in 2 Samuel 10:1-2, the people of Ammon, including Shobi's family, are adversaries of Israel.

2 Samuel 10:1-2: And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 11:1-2

In the context of forming alliances and loyalties, 2 Samuel 17:27 shows foreign allies supporting David, whereas 1 Kings 11:1-2 advises against forming alliances with foreign nations as Solomon's foreign wives led him astray.

1 Kings 11:1-2: But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, [and] Hittites; [together...: or, beside]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 23:3-4

This passage prohibits Ammonites and Moabites from entering the assembly of the Lord, yet 2 Samuel 17:27 describes support from Shobi, an Ammonite, for David's cause.

Deuteronomy 23:3-4: An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever:
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