Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 1:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 1:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 1:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 2 Chronicles, God came to Solomon in a dream and told him he could ask for anything he wanted. This shows that God was willing to give Solomon a special gift because He cared for him.

2 Chronicles 1:7: In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.

Contradiction with James 1:5

Contradicts by suggesting wisdom is freely given to anyone who asks, unlike the unique offer to Solomon.

James 1:5: If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:7

Suggests that everyone who asks receives, whereas in 2 Chronicles 1:7, only Solomon receives the offer of divine gift.

Matthew 7:7: Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Contradiction with 1 Kings 3:12-13

Contradicts by detailing that God promises not just wisdom but wealth, unlike the offer in 2 Chronicles 1:7.

1 Kings 3:12-13: Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:18

States that increased wisdom brings sorrow, which contradicts the perception of wisdom as unconditionally positive in 2 Chronicles 1:7.

Ecclesiastes 1:18: For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:27

Suggests that God chooses the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, contrasting with the choice of Solomon for wisdom in 2 Chronicles 1:7.

1 Corinthians 1:27: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
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