Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 28:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 28:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 28:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Chronicles, Ahaz became king when he was 20 and ruled for 16 years, but he didn't follow God's ways like King David did. Instead, Ahaz made choices that were not good in God's eyes.

2 Chronicles 28:1: Ahaz [was] twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father:

Contradiction with Proverbs 22:6

Contradicts the notion of Ahaz being wicked, as it implies good training results in a righteous individual.

Proverbs 22:6: Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. [Train...: or, Catechise] [in...: Heb. in his way]

Contradiction with 2 Kings 16:2

Conflicting ages of Ahaz's reign imply a lack of consistency in his character throughout his time as king.

2 Kings 16:2: Twenty years old [was] Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD his God, like David his father.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 30:15-18

Presents the idea that choosing life and good leads to blessings, whereas Ahaz chose evil yet still reigned.

Deuteronomy 30:15-18: See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;

Contradiction with Psalm 37:25

Suggests the righteous are never forsaken, yet Ahaz, who was evil, continued to experience worldly success.

Psalm 37:25: I have been young, and [now] am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
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