Problem: David says, “For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not acted wickedly against my God. 23 For all His ordinances were before me, and as for His statutes, I did not depart from them. 24 I was also blameless toward Him, and I kept myself from my iniquity” (2 Sam. 22:22-24). How can this be the case, when he was found guilty of murder and adultery (2 Sam. 11)?
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Problem: The passage in 2 Samuel 14:27 states that Absalom had three sons and one daughter. However, in 2 Samuel 18:18 Absalom set up a pillar for himself because, as he says, “I have no son to keep my name in remembrance.” Which is correct?
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Problem: Was it David or Elhanan who killed Goliath? Goliath had brothers and Elhanan killed one of them.
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Problem: In one account, David is said to kill Goliath (1 Sam. 17:50-51). However, in another account, Elhanan kills Goliath (2 Sam. 21:19). Which is true?
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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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