Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 19:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 19:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 19:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 2 Chronicles, King Jehoshaphat chose special helpers called Levites and priests, along with important leaders, to help make fair decisions and solve problems for the people in Jerusalem. These helpers were there to ensure everyone followed God's rules and lived peacefully.

2 Chronicles 19:8: Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and [of] the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:1

Contradicts by advising not to judge others, whereas 2 Chronicles 19:8 speaks of appointing judges to execute judgment.

Matthew 7:1: Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Contradiction with James 4:12

Suggests that there is only one lawgiver and judge, questioning the need for human judges appointed in 2 Chronicles 19:8.

James 4:12: There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?

Paradox #1

2 Chronicles 19:8 discusses the establishment of a judicial system, which some may find inconsistent with earlier biblical accounts where kings and prophets alone made judicial decisions without an organized system. This difference might be seen as a shift in how justice was administered over time.

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