Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 17:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 17:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 17:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Chronicles, this verse means that the king followed God and obeyed His rules, just like his father did, instead of copying the bad things other people were doing.

2 Chronicles 17:4: But sought to the [LORD] God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 11:4

This verse states that Solomon's heart was turned away from following God, unlike 2 Chronicles 17:4, which highlights Jehoshaphat's unyielding dedication to God's ways.

1 Kings 11:4: For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, [that] his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as [was] the heart of David his father.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 28:1-2

These verses outline how Ahaz did not follow God's ways and worshipped idols, contrary to Jehoshaphat's adherence to God's commandments in 2 Chronicles 17:4.

2 Chronicles 28:1-2: Ahaz [was] twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father:

Contradiction with 1 Kings 16:30-31

These verses describe Ahab doing more evil in the sight of the Lord than all before him, unlike Jehoshaphat who followed God's commandments as mentioned in 2 Chronicles 17:4.

1 Kings 16:30-31: And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that [were] before him.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 21:1-2

Manasseh's reign is described as evil in the sight of the Lord, in contrast to Jehoshaphat who sought the God of his father in 2 Chronicles 17:4.

2 Kings 21:1-2: Manasseh [was] twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Hephzibah.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 33:22

Amon did evil like his father Manasseh, in stark contrast to Jehoshaphat's righteous walk in 2 Chronicles 17:4.

2 Chronicles 33:22: But he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, as did Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them;

Contradiction with 1 Kings 15:25-26

Nadab's actions displeased God, which contradicts the devotion shown by Jehoshaphat as per 2 Chronicles 17:4.

1 Kings 15:25-26: And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years. [began...: Heb. reigned]

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 21:5-6

Jehoram, Jehoshaphat's son, did evil by following the ways of the kings of Israel, opposing Jehoshaphat's righteous path described in 2 Chronicles 17:4.

2 Chronicles 21:5-6: Jehoram [was] thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
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