Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 1:24

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 1:24 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 1:24. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author, people in Israel should be sad and cry because King Saul, who gave them nice clothes and pretty gold jewelry, is now gone. King Saul helped them have good things, so they should remember him with tears.

2 Samuel 1:24: Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with [other] delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19

Encourages not laying up treasures on earth, contrasting with the adornment with gold mentioned in 2 Samuel 1:24.

Matthew 6:19: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 2:9

Advises women to dress modestly, contradicting the admiration for scarlet clothing and ornaments in 2 Samuel 1:24.

1 Timothy 2:9: In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; [broided: or, plaited]

Contradiction with Luke 6:24

Warns the rich of their fate, opposing the positive mention of wealth in 2 Samuel 1:24.

Luke 6:24: But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.

Contradiction with Proverbs 31:30

Highlights favor and beauty as deceitful, which contrasts with the focus on adornment in 2 Samuel 1:24.

Proverbs 31:30: Favour [is] deceitful, and beauty [is] vain: [but] a woman [that] feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

Contradiction with James 5:1-2

Warns the wealthy to weep for their miseries, unlike the celebration of abundance in 2 Samuel 1:24.

James 5:1-2: Go to now, [ye] rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon [you].
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