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2 Samuel 15:8

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For your servant vowed a vow while I stayed at Geshur in Syria, saying, ‘If Yahweh shall indeed bring me again to Jerusalem, then I will serve Yahweh.’ ”

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Contradictions (1)

Questions where the Bible appears to say two different things, with the passages on each side set together.

  • When did Absalom rebel against David?

    2 Samuel 15:7 reports Absalom's rebellion begins "after forty years." 2 Samuel 5:4 states David reigned only forty years total.

    Critical scholarship: Leans toward reconciliation.

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