Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 24:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 24:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 24:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Chronicles, King Joash decided he wanted to fix and make the Lord's temple nice again. Christians see this as Joash caring for God's house, showing that it's important to take care of special places for worship.

2 Chronicles 24:4: And it came to pass after this, [that] Joash was minded to repair the house of the LORD. [to repair: Heb. to renew]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 12:5-7

These verses instruct that sacrifices and offerings should only be made at the place the Lord chooses, which could contradict Joash’s initiative to repair the temple without explicit divine instruction.

Deuteronomy 12:5-7: But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, [even] unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 7:5-7

God tells David He has never asked for a house to be built for Him, which could contradict the idea of rebuilding or repairing the temple.

2 Samuel 7:5-7: Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? [my servant...: Heb. to my servant, to David]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:4

Warns against trusting in the temple as a symbol of safety or prosperity, potentially in contradiction to prioritizing its repair.

Jeremiah 7:4: Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, [are] these.
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