Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 12:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 12:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 12:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Chronicles, a great army with many chariots and horsemen came from Egypt, and there were so many people that nobody could count them, including people from different places like the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians. This shows how big and strong the army was.

2 Chronicles 12:3: With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people [were] without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.

Contradiction with Exodus 14:25

This verse describes how God helped the Israelites by removing the wheels of the Egyptians' chariots, whereas 2 Chronicles 12:3 mentions Egyptians coming with a large number of chariots against Rehoboam, showing God not intervening to stop them.

Exodus 14:25: And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians. [that they...: or, and made them to go heavily]

Contradiction with Psalm 33:16-17

These verses state that a king is not saved by the size of his army nor a warrior by his great strength, contradicting the emphasis on the large force brought against Rehoboam in 2 Chronicles 12:3.

Psalm 33:16-17: There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

Contradiction with Isaiah 31:1

This verse warns against relying on chariots and horsemen for strength, while 2 Chronicles 12:3 emphasizes the military might of the Egyptians with chariots and horsemen.

Isaiah 31:1: Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because [they are] many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!

Contradiction with Zechariah 4:6

This verse highlights the power of God's spirit over military force, contradicting the reliance on the physical strength of Shishak's forces in 2 Chronicles 12:3.

Zechariah 4:6: Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This [is] the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. [might: or, army]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

This verse declares cursed those who rely on human strength, contrasting with the implied threat in 2 Chronicles 12:3 concerning Egypt's powerful army.

Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
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