Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 3:36

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 3:36 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 3:36. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Samuel, the people watched what the king was doing and they were very happy because they trusted and liked everything he did. The king’s actions made everyone feel good and they believed he was doing the right thing.

2 Samuel 3:36: And all the people took notice [of it], and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people. [pleased them: Heb. was good in their eyes]

Contradiction with Proverbs 14:12

This verse indicates that ways pleasing to men may lead to death, contradicting how the people's approval in 2 Samuel 3:36 is seen as positive.

Proverbs 14:12: There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.

Contradiction with Galatians 1:10

This verse suggests seeking human approval is not aligned with serving Christ, contradicting the approval seen in 2 Samuel 3:36.

Galatians 1:10: For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

This verse warns against trusting in human beings or their approval, which contrasts with the approval expressed by the people in 2 Samuel 3:36.

Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
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