Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 1:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 1:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 1:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, the writer is saying that Saul and Jonathan were very special and kind people when they were alive, and even when they died, they stayed together. They were also very fast and strong, just like eagles and lions.

2 Samuel 1:23: Saul and Jonathan [were] lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions. [pleasant: or, sweet]

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 18:11

The verse describes Saul attempting to harm David, contradictory to praising their close relationship in 2 Samuel 1:23.

1 Samuel 18:11: And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall [with it]. And David avoided out of his presence twice.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 19:1

Saul tells his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David, which contradicts the portrayal of Saul's love for David in 2 Samuel 1:23.

1 Samuel 19:1: And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 20:33

Saul throws a spear to kill his son Jonathan, conflicting with the account of Saul and Jonathan being "pleasant" in 2 Samuel 1:23.

1 Samuel 20:33: And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 22:17

Saul orders the killing of priests, showcasing his violent nature contrary to the depiction of fond remembrance in 2 Samuel 1:23.

1 Samuel 22:17: And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also [is] with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD. [footmen: or, guard: Heb. runners]

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 26:2

Saul pursues David with an army, in contrast to the peaceful and unified description of Saul and David in 2 Samuel 1:23.

1 Samuel 26:2: Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
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