Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 25:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 25:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 25:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Chronicles, God helped King Amaziah gather a big, strong army of men from his land who were ready to fight and protect their homes. These men were organized by their families and were very good at using spears and shields.

2 Chronicles 25:5: Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of [their] fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice [men, able] to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 14:8

Contradicts in the number of troops; it mentions different troop numbers for Judah and Benjamin.

2 Chronicles 14:8: And Asa had an army [of men] that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these [were] mighty men of valour.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 21:5

Contradicts in the total number of fighting men in Israel and Judah compared to the forces in 2 Chronicles 25:5.

1 Chronicles 21:5: And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all [they of] Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah [was] four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 24:9

Contradicts in the numbers of Israelite fighters, differing from those enlisted by Amaziah.

2 Samuel 24:9: And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah [were] five hundred thousand men.

Contradiction with Judges 20:17

Contradicts in troop numbers when comparing different battles, showing a higher count without Benjamin.

Judges 20:17: And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these [were] men of war.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 12:21

Contradicts as it portrays a different military count for fighting men of Judah and Benjamin.

1 Kings 12:21: And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.
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