Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 13:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 13:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 13:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Chronicles, Abijah stood on a high place and called out to King Jeroboam and all the people of Israel to listen to his important message. He wanted them to hear what he had to say and pay attention.

2 Chronicles 13:4: And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which [is] in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel;

Contradiction with Matthew 5:9

While 2 Chronicles 13:4 discusses a situation of impending battle, Matthew 5:9 speaks about the blessedness of peacemakers, promoting peace over conflict.

Matthew 5:9: Blessed [are] the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 17:47

2 Chronicles 13:4 presents Abijah asserting dominance through might, whereas 1 Samuel 17:47 emphasizes that the battle belongs to the Lord, not to human strength or armies.

1 Samuel 17:47: And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle [is] the LORD'S, and he will give you into our hands.

Contradiction with Romans 12:18

2 Chronicles 13:4 is set in a context of war and conflict, but Romans 12:18 teaches to live peaceably with all, as much as it depends on you.

Romans 12:18: If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

Contradiction with James 4:1

While 2 Chronicles 13:4 involves a conflict arising from territorial disputes, James 4:1 explains that wars and fights come from human desires for pleasure that battle within.

James 4:1: From whence [come] wars and fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your lusts that war in your members? [fightings: or, brawlings] [lusts: or, pleasures]

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:7

Abijah in 2 Chronicles 13:4 is preparing for battle, whereas Proverbs 16:7 suggests that when a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Proverbs 16:7: When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
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