Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 20:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 20:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 20:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Samuel, this verse is about a woman who is asking why someone would want to destroy her city, which is full of good and peaceful people. She is worried about saving her city because it is special to God.

2 Samuel 20:19: I [am one of them that are] peaceable [and] faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?

Contradiction with Matthew 10:34

While 2 Samuel 20:19 speaks of seeking peace and being faithful in Israel, Matthew 10:34 reveals Jesus' message that He did not come to bring peace, but a sword, suggesting conflict.

Matthew 10:34: Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Contradiction with Exodus 15:3

2 Samuel 20:19 portrays a peaceful city, while Exodus 15:3 describes the Lord as a man of war, indicating a divine association with warfare.

Exodus 15:3: The LORD [is] a man of war: the LORD [is] his name.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:8

This verse acknowledges a time for war and a time for peace, which contrasts with the emphasis on peace alone seen in 2 Samuel 20:19.

Ecclesiastes 3:8: A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

Contradiction with James 4:4

While 2 Samuel 20:19 depicts a desire for peace, James 4:4 warns that friendship with the world is enmity with God, highlighting a potential conflict with worldly peace.

James 4:4: Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:3

This verse warns that when people speak of peace and safety, sudden destruction comes, contradicting the peace sought in 2 Samuel 20:19.

1 Thessalonians 5:3: For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
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