Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 12:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 12:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 12:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the chronicler, this verse shows that because the people turned away from God, He allowed an enemy king to take their treasures as a consequence. This teaches us that staying close to God is important because it helps protect us and our blessings.

2 Chronicles 12:9: So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 14:25-26

This verse describes the same event as 2 Chronicles 12:9 without noting any significant contradiction.

1 Kings 14:25-26: And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, [that] Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem:
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