Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 27:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 27:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 27:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Chronicles, Jotham, a king, did good work by building a big gate for the temple where people worship God and made a strong wall in a special place called Ophel. This shows he cared about making the worship place safe and strong for everyone.

2 Chronicles 27:3: He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much. [Ophel: or, the tower]

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 24:9

While 2 Chronicles 27:3 highlights construction efforts, 2 Samuel 24:9 reflects upon military census, emphasizing David's focus on military might over building.

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 Matthew 6:19-20

Contradicts emphasis on physical construction in 2 Chronicles 27:3 by teaching to focus on heavenly treasures rather than earthly structures.

Matthew 6:19-20: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Contradiction with John 2:19-21

Jesus speaks of the temple as His body, which contradicts the physical temple construction emphasized in 2 Chronicles 27:3.

John 2:19-21: Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

Contradiction with Acts 7:48-49

Stephen highlights that God does not dwell in temples made with hands, which challenges the significance of the construction described in 2 Chronicles 27:3.

Acts 7:48-49: Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:11

Focuses on Christ's more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, contrasting the earthly structures in 2 Chronicles 27:3.

Hebrews 9:11: But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;
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