Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 18:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 18:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 18:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, the man running by himself is bringing news. The king thinks this person is coming to tell them something important.

2 Samuel 18:26: And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold [another] man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.

Contradiction with Proverbs 15:3

This verse states that the eyes of the Lord are everywhere, watching the wicked and the good. This contradicts the idea of a finite human lookout seeing only from a specific vantage point as in 2 Samuel 18:26.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 46:10

This verse mentions God's ability to declare the end from the beginning, opposing the limited hindsight of human recognition seen in 2 Samuel 18:26.

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 Matthew 10:26

This verse implies that nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, contrasting with the partial and obscured view in 2 Samuel 18:26.

Matthew 10:26: Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

Contradiction with Hebrews 4:13

States that nothing in creation is hidden from God's sight, unlike the limited and obscured human sight described in 2 Samuel 18:26.

Hebrews 4:13: Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things [are] naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
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