Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 19:36

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 19:36 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 19:36. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Samuel, the speaker is saying they will help the king a little bit but do not need a big thank you or reward for doing it. They are being kind and humble by not asking for something in return.

2 Samuel 19:36: Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward?

Contradiction with Matthew 6:24

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other. This contradicts the willingness in 2 Samuel 19:36 to serve and follow a king.

Matthew 6:24: No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Contradiction with Luke 14:33

Whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. This contradicts Barzillai’s choice in 2 Samuel 19:36, as he doesn’t forsake everything to serve.

Luke 14:33: So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

Contradiction with Philippians 2:21

For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s. Indicates a contrast with the selfless offer of service in 2 Samuel 19:36.

Philippians 2:21: For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 10:24

Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth. This is seen as a general contradiction to the contentment in 2 Samuel 19:36.

1 Corinthians 10:24: Let no man seek his own, but every man another's [wealth].
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