Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 28:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 28:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 28:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Chronicles, when King Ahaz died, he was buried in the city of Jerusalem, but not in the special place where the great kings of Israel were buried. After he died, his son Hezekiah became the new king.

2 Chronicles 28:27: And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, [even] in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 26:23

Describes how a king was buried despite leprosy, not in the city of David.

2 Chronicles 26:23: So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which [belonged] to the kings; for they said, He [is] a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 32:33

Chronicles the honorable burial of a king, differing from the dishonorable mention in 2 Chronicles 28:27.

2 Chronicles 32:33: And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead. [chiefest: or, highest]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 22:18-19

Predicts no mourning or proper burial for a wicked king, contradicting a potential honorable burial.

Jeremiah 22:18-19: Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, [saying], Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, [saying], Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!

Contradiction with 1 Kings 2:10

Mentions King David being buried in the city of David, unlike Ahaz whom 2 Chronicles suggests wasn't.

1 Kings 2:10: So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 25:1

Describes Samuel's burial with mourning, contrasting with any dishonor implied in 2 Chronicles 28:27.

1 Samuel 25:1: And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
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