Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 21:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 21:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 21:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Chronicles, God punished the king with a bad sickness in his stomach that could not be healed because he did wrong things. This shows that God was not happy with the king's actions.

2 Chronicles 21:18: And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:15

Suggests the Lord will take away all sickness from his people, unlike causing disease.

Deuteronomy 7:15: And the LORD will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all [them] that hate thee.

Contradiction with Psalm 91:10

Promises that no plague will come near the faithful, which contradicts with inflicting disease.

Psalm 91:10: There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:11

Mentions plans to prosper, not to harm, which contradicts with causing illness.

Jeremiah 29:11: For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. [expected...: Heb. end and expectation]

Contradiction with Exodus 15:26

States that God will not bring diseases upon those who follow Him, unlike what is described in Chronicles.

Exodus 15:26: And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I [am] the LORD that healeth thee.
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