Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 26:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 26:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 26:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Chronicles, the king got a bad skin disease on his forehead because he did something wrong, and the priests told him to leave the temple quickly because God had punished him. Even the king hurried to get out because he knew what happened.

2 Chronicles 26:20: And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he [was] leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the LORD had smitten him.

Contradiction with Leviticus 13:46

This verse states that a leper should dwell alone outside the camp, contradicting the presence of Uzziah in the house of the LORD before becoming a leper.

Leviticus 13:46: All the days wherein the plague [shall be] in him he shall be defiled; he [is] unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp [shall] his habitation [be].

Contradiction with Numbers 12:10

When Miriam became leprous, she was immediately put out of the camp, showing immediate exclusion unlike Uzziah being confronted before leaving.

Numbers 12:10: And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam [became] leprous, [white] as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, [she was] leprous.

Contradiction with Numbers 5:2

This verse commands the removal of lepers from the camp, while in 2 Chronicles 26:20, Uzziah is inside the house of the LORD when confronted with leprosy.

Numbers 5:2: Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is defiled by the dead:

Contradiction with Luke 5:12-14

Jesus instructs a leper to show himself to a priest only after being cleansed, whereas Uzziah remains a leper after being struck by it.

Luke 5:12-14: And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on [his] face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

Contradiction with Mark 1:40-42

Here, Jesus heals the leper immediately upon request, whereas Uzziah's leprosy results in his isolation and remains with him until death.

Mark 1:40-42: And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
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