Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 20:25

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 20:25 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 20:25. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this story shows how God helped Jehoshaphat and his people win against their enemies, and then they found a lot of treasures that they could keep. They found so many riches that it took them three days to gather everything.

2 Chronicles 20:25: And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.

Contradiction with Matthew 19:24

This verse implies that wealth can be an obstacle to entering the kingdom of heaven, contrary to the riches seen as a blessing in 2 Chronicles 20:25.

Matthew 19:24: And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 6:10

Declares that the love of money is the root of all evil, conflicting with the positive depiction of acquiring wealth in 2 Chronicles 20:25.

1 Timothy 6:10: For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. [erred: or, been seduced]

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:20

Suggests that being eager to get rich is condemned, which contradicts the celebration of collecting riches in 2 Chronicles 20:25.

Proverbs 28:20: A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. [innocent: or, unpunished]

Contradiction with Luke 12:15

Warns against greed and accumulating wealth, whereas 2 Chronicles 20:25 describes acquiring wealth as a blessing.

Luke 12:15: And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 5:10

Indicates that those who love wealth are never satisfied, opposed to the satisfaction described in 2 Chronicles 20:25.

Ecclesiastes 5:10: He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this [is] also vanity.
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