Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 8:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 8:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 8:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse means that King David won a lot of bronze when he defeated a king named Hadadezer in battle. It's like when a hero wins a treasure after a big adventure.

2 Samuel 8:8: And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 8:4

This verse contradicts 2 Samuel 8:8, as it mentions David taking horses, implying a focus on military strength, whereas 2 Samuel 8:8 discusses obtaining bronze, focusing on wealth acquisition.

2 Samuel 8:4: And David took from him a thousand [chariots], and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot [horses], but reserved of them [for] an hundred chariots. [from...: or, of his chariots]

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 18:8

This verse contradicts 2 Samuel 8:8 because it depicts the same event differently, stating that Solomon used the bronze to make the bronze sea, pillars, and other vessels, indirectly attributing different purposes to the spoils.

1 Chronicles 18:8: Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brasen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass. [Tibhath...: called in the book of Samuel Betah, and Berothai]
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