Contradiction with Genesis 2:24
2 Samuel 3:5 lists David's sons born to different wives, contradicting Genesis 2:24, which emphasizes a man cleaving to one wife.
Genesis 2:24: Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Contradiction with Matthew 19:4-6
2 Samuel 3:5 details multiple wives, while Matthew 19:4-6 reiterates the creation of male and female as pairs, suggesting monogamy.
Matthew 19:4-6: And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made [them] at the beginning made them male and female,
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 17:17
2 Samuel 3:5 describes David taking multiple wives, whereas Deuteronomy 17:17 advises against kings multiplying wives.
Deuteronomy 17:17: Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
Contradiction with 1 Timothy 3:2
2 Samuel 3:5 mentions David's multiple wives and sons, while 1 Timothy 3:2 advocates for a bishop to be the husband of one wife, hinting at monogamy as an ideal.
1 Timothy 3:2: A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; [of good...: or, modest]