Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 11:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 11:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 11:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Chronicles, King Rehoboam married Maachah, who was a daughter of Absalom. Together, they had four children named Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.

2 Chronicles 11:20: And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith. [Maachah: she is also called Michaiah the daughter of Uriel]

Contradiction with Colossians 3:18

This verse contradicts 2 Chronicles 11:20 by instructing wives to submit to their husbands, while 2 Chronicles 11:20 highlights the king taking multiple wives.

Colossians 3:18: Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 3:2

This verse contradicts 2 Chronicles 11:20 by stating a bishop must be the husband of one wife, contrasting with Rehoboam's multiple marriages in 2 Chronicles 11:20.

1 Timothy 3:2: A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; [of good...: or, modest]

Contradiction with Genesis 2:24

This verse contradicts 2 Chronicles 11:20 by emphasizing the concept of two becoming one flesh, while 2 Chronicles 11:20 reflects a polygamous relationship from Rehoboam.

Genesis 2:24: Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Contradiction with Matthew 19:4-5

This verse contradicts 2 Chronicles 11:20 as it references the original design for marriage between one man and one woman, contrasting with the polygamy shown in 2 Chronicles 11:20.

Matthew 19:4-5: And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made [them] at the beginning made them male and female,
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