Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 34:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 34:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 34:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the Chronicler, God is telling the king of Judah that He has heard the king's questions and is ready to give him answers. This shows that God listens and cares when people pray or ask for guidance.

2 Chronicles 34:26: And as for the king of Judah, who sent you to enquire of the LORD, so shall ye say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel [concerning] the words which thou hast heard;

Contradiction with Exodus 34:7

This verse speaks of God "visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children," while 2 Chronicles 34:26 acknowledges God's anger but focuses on His willingness to relent based on the individual's heart, highlighting a contrast in the response to sin across generations.

Exodus 34:7: Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear [the guilty]; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth [generation].

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

This verse states that the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, while 2 Chronicles 34:26 implies a response to collective sin and its consequences during Josiah's reign.

Ezekiel 18:20: The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Contradiction with Numbers 14:18

Similar to Exodus 34:7, this verse talks about punishing children for the sins of their parents, which contrasts with the message of individual accountability and God’s relenting seen in 2 Chronicles 34:26.

Numbers 14:18: The LORD [is] longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing [the guilty], visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation].
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