Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 7:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 7:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 7:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse means that God's name should always be praised and known as the powerful God of Israel. It also means that David's family should always be strong and important with God's blessing.

2 Samuel 7:26: And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts [is] the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:5

2 Samuel 7:26 speaks of God’s name being magnified forever, while Exodus 20:5 indicates that God is jealous and punishes iniquity, seemingly conflicting with the idea of eternal magnification.

Exodus 20:5: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;

Contradiction with Isaiah 48:11

The verse suggests God acts for His own sake and will not give His glory to another, which seemingly contradicts dedicating glory or magnification to His name alone as expressed in 2 Samuel 7:26.

Isaiah 48:11: For mine own sake, [even] for mine own sake, will I do [it]: for how should [my name] be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.

Contradiction with Job 9:12

2 Samuel 7:26 describes God's name being magnified, whereas Job 9:12 portrays God as someone whose actions cannot be questioned, suggesting an unpredictable nature rather than consistent magnification.

Job 9:12: Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou? [hinder...: Heb. turn him away?]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:17

While 2 Samuel 7:26 speaks of God’s name being forever acknowledged, Ecclesiastes 8:17 suggests that God’s works are beyond human understanding, which could contradict a stable magnification.

Ecclesiastes 8:17: Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek [it] out, yet he shall not find [it]; yea further; though a wise [man] think to know [it], yet shall he not be able to find [it].
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