Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 34:24

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 34:24 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 34:24. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Chronicles, God is telling the people that bad things will happen to them because they have not been good. This is a warning that the troubles written in their special book will come true if they don't change their ways.

2 Chronicles 34:24: Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, [even] all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah:

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 7:14

This verse promises healing and forgiveness if people humble themselves and pray, which seems contrary to the disaster foretold in 2 Chronicles 34:24 despite Josiah's efforts.

2 Chronicles 7:14: If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. [which...: Heb. upon whom my name is called]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:21-22

These verses state that if a wicked man turns from his sins, he will live and not face destruction, contradicting the message of inevitable doom in 2 Chronicles 34:24 despite reforms.

Ezekiel 18:21-22: But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

Contradiction with Genesis 18:26

This verse suggests that God would spare a city for the sake of righteous individuals, which contrasts with the announced calamity in 2 Chronicles 34:24 regardless of Josiah's righteousness.

Genesis 18:26: And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 18:7-8

This passage declares that God may relent from sending disaster if a nation repents, opposing the certain disaster in 2 Chronicles 34:24 even though Josiah led a reform.

Jeremiah 18:7-8: [At what] instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy [it];

Contradiction with Jonah 3:10

This verse shows that God relented from destroying Nineveh due to repentance, contrary to the unavoidable destruction foreseen in 2 Chronicles 34:24.

Jonah 3:10: And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did [it] not.
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