Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 20:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 20:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 20:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Samuel, this part of the story shows a brave woman talking to a man named Joab. She wisely asks him to listen to her words, and Joab agrees to hear what she has to say.

2 Samuel 20:17: And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, [Art] thou Joab? And he answered, I [am he]. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 2:12

This verse contradicts 2 Samuel 20:17 because it discourages women from speaking or having authority, whereas in 2 Samuel 20:17, a wise woman speaks with authority to Joab.

1 Timothy 2:12: But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:34

This verse instructs women to keep silent in churches, contrasting with the active role of a woman speaking in 2 Samuel 20:17.

1 Corinthians 14:34: Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but [they are commanded] to be under obedience, as also saith the law.

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