Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 24:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 24:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 24:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse means that the builders worked very hard to fix God's house, making it strong and nice again. They did a great job, and everything turned out just the way it should be.

2 Chronicles 24:13: So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it. [the work...: Heb. the healing went up upon the work]

Contradiction with 1 Kings 6:7

This verse describes Solomon building the temple with stones prepared at the quarry, so no sounds of tools were heard, which contrasts with the reconstruction in 2 Chronicles 24:13 where repairs involved using materials actively on site.

1 Kings 6:7: And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe [nor] any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.

Contradiction with Exodus 25:8-9

These verses outline God's specific instructions for building the Tabernacle, emphasizing divine design, unlike the human-led repair effort in 2 Chronicles 24:13.

Exodus 25:8-9: And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:13

This verse states the temple is a "settled place" for God forever, contradicting the idea that repairs like in 2 Chronicles 24:13 would be necessary.

1 Kings 8:13: I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:11

This passage refers to Christ entering a more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, which contrasts with the very hands-on construction effort described in 2 Chronicles 24:13.

Hebrews 9:11: But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;
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