Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 22:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 22:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 22:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the writer of 2 Chronicles, Ahaziah was found hiding and was killed because he was not a good king like his father, Jehoshaphat, who loved God a lot. Because of this, Ahaziah's family couldn't stay in charge of the kingdom.

2 Chronicles 22:9: And he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him, (for he was hid in Samaria,) and brought him to Jehu: and when they had slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he [is] the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 2:25

In 2 Chronicles 22:9, Ahaziah is captured and killed by Jehu's men, whereas, in 1 Kings 2:25, Adonijah is put to death by Benaiah upon King Solomon’s orders, emphasizing different executioners and contexts.

1 Kings 2:25: And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 9:27-28

2 Chronicles 22:9 states that Ahaziah was captured alive and then slain, whereas 2 Kings 9:27-28 describes Ahaziah fleeing, being wounded at the ascent of Gur, and then dying at Megiddo, suggesting different locations of death.

2 Kings 9:27-28: But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw [this], he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. [And they did so] at the going up to Gur, which [is] by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.

Paradox #1

There is a contradiction related to this verse when compared to the account in 2 Kings 9:27-28. The issue is about how King Ahaziah of Judah's death is described differently in the two texts. In 2 Kings, Ahaziah is wounded at Beth Haggan and dies in Megiddo, while in 2 Chronicles, he is captured, brought to Jehu, and killed. These conflicting details about the location and manner of his death create an inconsistency between the accounts.

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