Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 24:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 24:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 24:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the chronicler, this verse means that Athaliah's children were not good because they messed up God's special place and gave away things meant for God to false gods. People see this as a reminder to respect and take care of what is special for God.

2 Chronicles 24:7: For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD did they bestow upon Baalim.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 12:3

While 2 Chronicles 24:7 describes destruction caused to the house of God, Deuteronomy 12:3 commands the destruction of foreign altars, not the house of God.

Deuteronomy 12:3: And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place. [overthrow: Heb. break down]

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:20

This verse speaks of the establishment and completion of the house of the Lord, in contrast to its desecration mentioned in 2 Chronicles 24:7.

1 Kings 8:20: And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 7:16

God declares He has chosen and sanctified the temple, opposing the idea of its defilement as in 2 Chronicles 24:7.

2 Chronicles 7:16: For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 29:6-7

This passage describes neglect and closure of temple services, which contrasts with the active desecration described in 2 Chronicles 24:7.

2 Chronicles 29:6-7: For our fathers have trespassed, and done [that which was] evil in the eyes of the LORD our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the LORD, and turned [their] backs. [turned their...: Heb. given the neck]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 5:11

God vows not to spare the sanctuary due to defilement, opposing the expectation of its sanctity seen in 2 Chronicles 24:7.

Ezekiel 5:11: Wherefore, [as] I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish [thee]; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.

Paradox #1

The moral conflict in 2 Chronicles 24:7 could be seen in the actions of the leaders or people who turn away from their religious duties or desecrate sacred places. This can be viewed as inconsistent with the religious teachings that emphasize respect and care for holy sites and objects, showing a contradiction between expected moral behavior and actual actions.

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