Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 3:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 3:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 3:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Samuel, this verse tells us about some of King David's sons and their mothers. It's like a family list showing that David had many children with different wives.

2 Samuel 3:3: And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; [Chileab: or, Daniel]

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 3:2

1 Chronicles 3:2 also lists Absalom as the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur, agreeing with 2 Samuel 3:3, thus does not provide a contradiction.

1 Chronicles 3:2: The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:3

Deuteronomy 7:3 warns against intermarriage with foreign nations, which may contradict David marrying Maacah, a foreign king's daughter, though it's not a direct contradiction of 2 Samuel 3:3 regarding their offspring.

Deuteronomy 7:3: Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 11:1-2

1 Kings 11:1-2 speaks of Solomon's foreign wives turning his heart away, which could reflect disapproval similar to David's alliance with Geshur through Maacah; however, it does not directly contradict the fact stated in 2 Samuel 3:3.

1 Kings 11:1-2: But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, [and] Hittites; [together...: or, beside]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 16:3

Ezekiel 16:3 metaphorically describes Israel's origins and is not directly related to 2 Samuel 3:3.

Ezekiel 16:3: And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity [is] of the land of Canaan; thy father [was] an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite. [birth: Heb. cutting out, or, habitation]
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