Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 30:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 30:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 30:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 2 Chronicles, what the king and the people decided to do made them all very happy because it seemed like a good idea to everyone. They felt like they were doing the right thing together.

2 Chronicles 30:4: And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation. [pleased...: Heb. was right in the eyes of the king]

Contradiction with Exodus 12:14

This verse establishes the Passover as a perpetual ordinance to be observed at a specific time, contradicting the decision in 2 Chronicles 30:4 to change the timing.

Exodus 12:14: And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

Contradiction with Numbers 9:2-3

This passage commands the observance of Passover in the first month, differing from the alternate timing decided in 2 Chronicles 30:4.

Numbers 9:2-3: Let the children of Israel also keep the passover at his appointed season.

Contradiction with Leviticus 23:5

This verse specifies the exact date of the Passover, which contrasts with the decision-making flexibility seen in 2 Chronicles 30:4.

Leviticus 23:5: In the fourteenth [day] of the first month at even [is] the LORD'S passover.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 16:1

Commands the observance of Passover in the month of Abib, which is at odds with changing the timing as done in 2 Chronicles 30:4.

Deuteronomy 16:1: Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the LORD thy God: for in the month of Abib the LORD thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night.
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