Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 26:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 26:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 26:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Chronicles, when the king asked God for help and listened to a wise man named Zechariah, God helped the king and made everything go well for him. This means that if we ask for God's help and listen to good advice, things can get better.

2 Chronicles 26:5: And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper. [in the visions...: Heb. in the seeing of God]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

While 2 Chronicles 26:5 suggests prosperity comes from seeking God, Jeremiah 17:5 warns against trusting in man instead of God.

Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

Contradiction with Proverbs 14:12

2 Chronicles 26:5 emphasizes seeking God, whereas Proverbs 14:12 highlights the danger of following a seemingly right path without God's guidance.

Proverbs 14:12: There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.
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