Problem: This passage tells us that David “brought out the people who were in it, and set them under saws, sharp iron instruments, and iron axes, and made them pass through the brickkiln.” (2 Sam. 12:31). How can wholesale torture be justified like this?
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Problem: This passage implies that David tortured his enemies, since he “put them under saws, and under axes or iron, and made them pass through the brick-kiln” (kjv). But torture is wrong, and Jesus said “love your enemies” (Luke 6:35).
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Problem: The Scriptures teach that we are born in sin (Ps. 51:5) because we “all sinned [in Adam]” (Rom. 5:12). Yet David implies here that his baby, who died, will be in heaven, saying, “I shall go to him” (v. 23).
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Problem: What happens to infants if they die before they meet Christ? Does God send them to hell? If they do go to heaven, does this warrant infanticide (i.e. immediately sending these babies to heaven)?
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Problem: Based on a verse in 2 Maccabees 12:46 (Douay), Roman Catholics believe it is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead that they may be loosed from their sins. However, David refused to pray for his dead son. Does the Bible teach that we should pray for the dead?
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Problem: Why did God take the life of David’s baby because of his sin?
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Problem: How many charioteers were killed, 700 or 7,000? 2 Samuel 10:18 and 1 Chronicles 19:18
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Problem: How many Horsemen did David Capture, 1,700 or 7,000? This is most probably a copyist error or a copy of a manuscript where the number was altered through decay. 1 Chron. 18:4 is probably the correct number, 7000, since it is a better-preserved manuscript.
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Problem: 2 Samuel 8:4 states, “David captured from him 1,700 horsemen.” However, 1 Chronicles 18:4 explains, “David took from him… 7,000 horsemen.” Which is true?
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Problem: Amillennial interpreters believe that the Jews forfeited these promises of the Davidic covenant, because they rejected Jesus—their Messiah. Is this the case?
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Problem: God tells David, “I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; when he commits iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and the strokes of the sons of men” (2 Sam. 7:14). The NT informs us that Jesus did not sin (Heb. 4:15; 7:26; 9:14; 1 Pet. 2:22; Jn. 8:46; 2 Cor. 5:21). How can this passage predict Jesus, if it says that he would commit sin?
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Problem: 2 Samuel states “Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen stumbled” (2 Sam. 6:6). However, as a result, God “struck him down and he died there beside the ark of God” (v.7). Why was God so severe in this passage?
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Problem: When critics see other books mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, they usually raise questions about the Hebrew canon: Were there many other holy books that never made it into the Bible? The Book of Jasher is mentioned here and in 1 Samuel 1:18. Is this an example of a “holy book” that never made it into the canon of Scripture?
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Problem: The Amalekite killed Saul thinking he was helping David. But David who loves Saul and considered him anointed by God was displeased with this and had the Amalekite killed.
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Problem: 1 Samuel 31 says that Saul died by suicide, but 2 Samuel 1 says an Amalekite killed him. Which account is true?
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