Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 19:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 19:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 19:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the book of 2 Samuel, this verse shows us how many people came to support the king, including Ziba and his family. It's like having a big group of friends and helpers coming together to help someone important.

2 Samuel 19:17: And [there were] a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over Jordan before the king.

Contradiction with Proverbs 24:17

This verse advises not to rejoice when your enemy falls, whereas 2 Samuel 19:17 describes a man humbly seeking forgiveness and escorting the king, suggesting reconciliation instead of enmity.

Proverbs 24:17: Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

Jesus instructs to love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, which contrasts with the potentially insincere or politically motivated act of repentance seen in 2 Samuel 19:17.

Matthew 5:44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Contradiction with Luke 6:27

Encourages doing good to those who hate you, which could be seen as contrary to the act of bowing before the king in 2 Samuel 19:17, possibly out of fear rather than genuine goodwill.

Luke 6:27: But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
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