Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 11:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 11:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 11:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, these cities like Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron were strong places with big walls to keep them safe. They were part of the areas where the tribes of Judah and Benjamin lived.

2 Chronicles 11:10: And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which [are] in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 11:4-5

These verses describe David taking Jerusalem and making it the city of David, rather than Rehoboam fortifying cities like 2 Chronicles 11:10 suggests for his strongholds.

1 Chronicles 11:4-5: And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which [is] Jebus; where the Jebusites [were], the inhabitants of the land.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 18:13

This verse speaks of the king of Assyria capturing fortified cities of Judah, implying vulnerability rather than security as suggested in 2 Chronicles 11:10.

2 Kings 18:13: Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them. [Sennacherib: Heb. Sanherib]

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 5:9

David is mentioned as fortifying the city of David, which contrasts with Rehoboam fortifying other cities, suggesting a shift in focus or priority from Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 5:9: So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 34:7

This verse mentions Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon warring against Jerusalem and the remaining fortified cities, implying their vulnerability contrary to Rehoboam's successful fortifications.

Jeremiah 34:7: When the king of Babylon's army fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah: for these defenced cities remained of the cities of Judah.

Contradiction with Isaiah 36:1

Here, even fortified cities of Judah are captured by the Assyrians, questioning the effectiveness of fortifications like those described in 2 Chronicles 11:10.

Isaiah 36:1: Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, [that] Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah, and took them.
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