Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 12:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 12:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 12:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Chronicles, when King Rehoboam died, he was buried with his ancestors in the city where King David was also buried. Then, his son Abijah became the new king.

2 Chronicles 12:16: And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead. [Abijah: also called, Abijam]

Contradiction with 1 Kings 14:31

This verse refers to the burial city of Rehoboam as "with his fathers in the city of David," which could be seen as contradictory if interpreted that his final resting place differed in 2 Chronicles 12:16.

1 Kings 14:31: And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name [was] Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead. [Abijam: also called, Abijah: Gr. Abia]
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