Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 20:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 20:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 20:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the Chronicler, King Jehoshaphat gathered the people together in God's house to pray and ask for help. He wanted everyone to join together and trust God to guide them in a scary time.

2 Chronicles 20:5: And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

This verse advises trusting in the Lord with all your heart and not leaning on your understanding, which could be seen as contradictory if Jehoshaphat's actions in 2 Chronicles 20:5 are interpreted as relying on a public assembly rather than immediate personal trust in God.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9

These verses emphasize that God's thoughts and ways are higher than human ways, potentially contradicting acts of assembling people for counsel as seen in 2 Chronicles 20:5 instead of relying solely on God's guidance.

Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
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