Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 29:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 29:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 29:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Chronicles, Hezekiah was a young man of 25 when he became king, and he ruled for 29 years. His mother's name was Abijah, and she was the daughter of Zechariah, showing his family background.

2 Chronicles 29:1: Hezekiah began to reign [when he was] five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

Paradox #1

There is a potential inconsistency involving the age of King Hezekiah when he began to reign. According to 2 Chronicles 29:1, he was 25 years old. However, some passages concerning the timeline of his reign and events do not always align perfectly with other historical records or biblical accounts, leading to questions about the exact chronology.

Paradox #2

The contradiction relates to the age of Ahaziah, the father of Hezekiah. In 2 Chronicles 29:1, Hezekiah is said to begin his reign when he was 25 years old, and his father Ahaz, according to biblical passages, became king at 20 and reigned for 16 years, making him 36 at the end of his reign. If Hezekiah became king immediately after him, this suggests Ahaz was 11 years old when Hezekiah was born, which seems unlikely. This discrepancy is noted by some as a contradiction.

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