Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 19:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 19:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 19:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Samuel, Joab is upset with King David for being sad when his soldiers helped save him and his family. Joab tells the king he should be grateful and happy instead.

2 Samuel 19:5: And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;

Contradiction with Proverbs 27:5

Open rebuke is better than secret love; this suggests that Joab's public rebuke of David in 2 Samuel 19:5 is appropriate, whereas David's private mourning could be seen as a failure in leadership.

Proverbs 27:5: Open rebuke [is] better than secret love.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:4

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. This verse suggests that mourning is acceptable and should be respected, contrasting Joab's criticism of David's mourning in 2 Samuel 19:5.

Matthew 5:4: Blessed [are] they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:4

A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance. This indicates that there is an appropriate time for mourning, seemingly contradicting Joab's rebuke of David's mourning.

Ecclesiastes 3:4: A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

Contradiction with Romans 12:15

Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. This suggests empathy for those who mourn, contrasting with Joab's harsh reaction to David's grief.

Romans 12:15: Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

Paradox #1

2 Samuel 19:5 might highlight a moral conflict between loyalty to a leader versus empathy for a grieving father. Joab criticizes King David for mourning his son Absalom instead of celebrating his troops' victory. The contradiction lies in valuing military success over personal loss, creating tension between duty and personal feelings.

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