Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 33:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 33:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 33:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Chronicles, Manasseh was a boy of twelve when he became king, and he was king for a very long time, fifty-five years, in the city of Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 33:1: Manasseh [was] twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem:

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4

This verse forbids the making of idols, contradicting 2 Chronicles 33:1 where King Manasseh, whose reign is noted for idol worship, started his rule.

Exodus 20:4: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:

Contradiction with Exodus 34:14

This verse commands exclusive worship of God, contrasting with Manasseh's practice of worshipping multiple gods as described in his reign beginning in 2 Chronicles 33:1.

Exodus 34:14: For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name [is] Jealous, [is] a jealous God:

Contradiction with 2 Kings 21:2

This verse describes Manasseh doing evil, which directly opposes the expectation of a righteous king presented by the beginning of his reign in 2 Chronicles 33:1.

2 Kings 21:2: And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 12:31

This verse prohibits abominable practices, contradicting Manasseh's actions following his accession to the throne in 2 Chronicles 33:1.

Deuteronomy 12:31: Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods. [to the: Heb. of the]
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