Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 29:29

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

According to the author of 2 Chronicles, after they finished giving their gifts to God, the king and everyone with him showed respect to God by bowing down and praying. This shows how important it was for them to say thank you to God together.

2 Chronicles 29:29: And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves, and worshipped. [present: Heb. found]

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 35:3

This verse instructs the Levites to place the holy ark in the house built by Solomon, which can be seen as inconsistent with Hezekiah's reforms aimed at reinstituting temple worship practices.

2 Chronicles 35:3: And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; [it shall] not [be] a burden upon [your] shoulders: serve now the LORD your God, and his people Israel,

Contradiction with Amos 5:21-23

God expresses disdain for ceremonial offerings and assemblies, conflicting with Hezekiah’s reinstitution of sacrifices and offerings in the temple.

Amos 5:21-23: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]

Contradiction with Psalm 51:16-17

These verses emphasize God's preference for a contrite heart over sacrifices, which contrasts with the emphasis on sacrifices in 2 Chronicles 29.

Psalm 51:16-17: For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give [it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering. [else...: or, that I should]

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:8-10

The New Testament teaching suggests that offerings and sacrifices are not required, contrasting with the sacrificial practices reinstated by Hezekiah.

Hebrews 10:8-10: Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and [offering] for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure [therein]; which are offered by the law;

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11-14

God expresses that He has no pleasure in the sacrifices and offerings, which is contrary to the recommencement of such acts in 2 Chronicles 29.

Isaiah 1:11-14: To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. [he goats: Heb. great he goats]
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