Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 20:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 20:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 20:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, the people lived in the land and made a special place there to honor God, showing they loved and respected Him. They wanted this place to be for God's name to show everyone how important He is.

2 Chronicles 20:8: And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,

Contradiction with Numbers 33:53

This verse instructs the Israelites to dispossess the inhabitants of the land and dwell in it, which contradicts the notion in 2 Chronicles 20:8 of peacefully dwelling in the land given by God.

Numbers 33:53: And ye shall dispossess [the inhabitants] of the land, and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 9:4-5

These verses explain that the Israelites will dispossess nations not because of their righteousness but due to the wickedness of those nations, contradicting the peaceful inheritance implied in 2 Chronicles 20:8.

Deuteronomy 9:4-5: Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.

Contradiction with Joshua 23:13

This verse warns of remaining nations being snares if not driven out, conflicting with the dwelling security mentioned in 2 Chronicles 20:8.

Joshua 23:13: Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out [any of] these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.

Contradiction with Judges 2:3

Here, God says He will not drive out the nations, and they will be thorns, conflicting with the idea of a peaceful dwelling mentioned in 2 Chronicles 20:8.

Judges 2:3: Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be [as thorns] in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 33:24

These inhabitants of the land boast of possessing it while being many, which contradicts the secure and peaceful dwelling stated in 2 Chronicles 20:8.

Ezekiel 33:24: Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we [are] many; the land is given us for inheritance.
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