Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 7:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 7:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 7:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Samuel, King David felt very thankful and surprised that God had been so kind to him and his family. He was amazed that God chose him for such special blessings.

2 Samuel 7:18: Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who [am] I, O Lord GOD? and what [is] my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:27

Contradicts David's humility by highlighting the vastness of God and the heavens, making human dwelling insignificant.

1 Kings 8:27: But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 17:16

Similar to 2 Samuel 7:18 but emphasized in a way that David feels even smaller and less worthy.

1 Chronicles 17:16: And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who [am] I, O LORD God, and what [is] mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?

Contradiction with Job 25:6

Contradicts by describing man as a worm, lessening the significance of human stature compared to divine greatness.

Job 25:6: How much less man, [that is] a worm? and the son of man, [which is] a worm?

Contradiction with Isaiah 66:1

Highlights God's grandeur above earth and heaven, contradicting any personal greatness David may feel.

Isaiah 66:1: Thus saith the LORD, The heaven [is] my throne, and the earth [is] my footstool: where [is] the house that ye build unto me? and where [is] the place of my rest?

Contradiction with Romans 3:10

States that no one is righteous, not even David, contradicting the humility David might have had as a chosen servant in 2 Samuel 7:18.

Romans 3:10: As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
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