Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 18:24

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 18:24 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 18:24. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse shows that King David was waiting and watching for news, and the watchman saw someone coming from far away to bring important information. It reminds Christians that sometimes we need to be patient and watchful, trusting that news or help is on the way.

2 Samuel 18:24: And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.

Contradiction with Proverbs 15:3

This verse says that the eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good, whereas in 2 Samuel 18:24, the watchman goes up to the gate to behold from a specific location.

Proverbs 15:3: The eyes of the LORD [are] in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

Contradiction with Psalm 121:3-4

These verses emphasize that God neither slumbers nor sleeps, in contrast to the watchman in 2 Samuel 18:24 who must keep watch actively and may imply human limitations.

Psalm 121:3-4: He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:28

This verse describes God as never weary and all-seeing, which contradicts with the human limitation of needing a watchman in 2 Samuel 18:24 to see the approaching man.

Isaiah 40:28: Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, [that] the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? [there is] no searching of his understanding.
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