Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 22:42

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 22:42 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 22:42. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, Jehoshaphat became the king when he was 35 years old and ruled for 25 years in a city called Jerusalem. His mom's name was Azubah, and her dad was named Shilhi.

1 Kings 22:42: Jehoshaphat [was] thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 20:31

This verse provides a different age and reign duration for Jehoshaphat compared to 1 Kings 22:42.

2 Chronicles 20:31: And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: [he was] thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

Paradox #1

1 Kings 22:42 mentions the age and the length of the reign of Jehoshaphat, King of Judah. Potential contradictions or conflicts could arise when comparing these details with similar accounts in other parts of the Bible, such as 2 Chronicles 20:31, if there are discrepancies in the numbers provided for his age or the duration of his reign.

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