Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 24:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 24:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 24:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Samuel, this verse tells us about people traveling to different places. They went to towns with special names, showing how the story happened in real places long ago.

2 Samuel 24:6: Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtimhodshi; and they came to Danjaan, and about to Zidon, [land of Tahtimhodshi: or, nether land newly inhabited]

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 21:6

This verse states the tribe of Levi and Benjamin were not counted, which differs from the account in 2 Samuel 24:6 where tribes are being counted without such an exclusion.

1 Chronicles 21:6: But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab.

Paradox #1

The possible doctrinal inconsistency or conflict in this verse involves the different accounts of David's census found in 2 Samuel 24 and 1 Chronicles 21. In 2 Samuel, it says that God incited David to take the census, whereas in 1 Chronicles, it says that Satan incited him. This raises questions about the nature of God's role and the presence of evil, which can be seen as inconsistent or conflicting.

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