Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 24:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 24:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 24:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, Joash became king when he was just as young as you, at seven years old, and he stayed king for a very long time, forty years. His mom was named Zibiah, and she was from a place called Beersheba.

2 Chronicles 24:1: Joash [was] seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also [was] Zibiah of Beersheba.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 12:1

This verse states that Jehoash (Joash) began to reign in the seventh year of Jehu and reigned forty years in Jerusalem, which could lead to chronological discrepancies when synchronized with the timeline in 2 Chronicles 24:1.

2 Kings 12:1: In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Zibiah of Beersheba.
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