Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 34:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 34:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 34:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse tells us that the people gave money to workers to buy stones and wood to fix and build houses that the kings of Judah had broken. It's like when you save up to repair your toys or your house when they get broken.

2 Chronicles 34:11: Even to the artificers and builders gave they [it], to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed. [to floor: or, to rafter]

Contradiction with 1 Kings 6:7

1 Kings 6:7 states that no hammer, axe, or any tool of iron was heard in the house while it was being built, suggesting silence during construction, whereas 2 Chronicles 34:11 describes rebuilding with carpenters and builders contributing labor.

1 Kings 6:7: And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe [nor] any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 22:14

This verse emphasizes that an enormous quantity of materials like gold and silver were prepared for the temple, while 2 Chronicles 34:11 mentions repairs without noting such a large scale of resources.

1 Chronicles 22:14: Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto. [trouble: or, poverty]

Contradiction with Exodus 20:25

Exodus 20:25 advises constructing altars without using tools on the stones to keep them unpolluted, contrasting with 2 Chronicles 34:11, which involves carpenters and masons using tools for repair work.

Exodus 20:25: And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. [build...: Heb. build them with hewing]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:4

Jeremiah 7:4 warns against blindly trusting temple repairs and alterations, whereas 2 Chronicles 34:11 documents the organized repair of the temple structure.

Jeremiah 7:4: Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, [are] these.

Contradiction with Isaiah 66:1

Describes God prioritizing heaven as His throne over earthly houses, which could contradict 2 Chronicles 34:11's focus on repairing a physical temple.

Isaiah 66:1: Thus saith the LORD, The heaven [is] my throne, and the earth [is] my footstool: where [is] the house that ye build unto me? and where [is] the place of my rest?
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