Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 34:31

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 34:31 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 34:31. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the chronicler, the king promised God that he would always follow His rules and love Him with all his heart and soul. The king wanted to do everything God asked of him just like it was written in the special book.

2 Chronicles 34:31: And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:3-5

These verses emphasize having no other gods and not making idols, while 2 Chronicles 34:31 discusses making a covenant to follow the Lord, showing a focus on an internal commitment rather than external actions or prohibitions.

Exodus 20:3-5: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:20

This verse states there is not a just man upon earth that does good and sins not, which contrasts with 2 Chronicles 34:31 that depicts a king making a complete and perfect commitment to follow the Lord.

Ecclesiastes 7:20: For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

It describes the heart as deceitful and desperately wicked, which contradicts the depiction in 2 Chronicles 34:31 of a commitment to follow God with all one's heart and soul.

Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Contradiction with Matthew 15:8

It mentions people honoring God with their lips while their hearts are far from Him, in contrast to 2 Chronicles 34:31 where the heart and soul are fully committed to following God.

Matthew 15:8: This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with [their] lips; but their heart is far from me.

Contradiction with Romans 3:10

It notes that none are righteous, which contradicts the idea in 2 Chronicles 34:31 of making a righteous covenant to follow God completely.

Romans 3:10: As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6

Describes all righteousness as filthy rags, conflicting with the pure and wholehearted dedication mentioned in 2 Chronicles 34:31.

Isaiah 64:6: But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Paradox #1

The contradiction or conflict in 2 Chronicles 34:31 could be that while the verse emphasizes commitment to following God's commandments wholeheartedly, some readers might observe inconsistent adherence to these commandments by leaders and followers in other parts of the Bible or in real life. This could create tension between ideal behaviors and human actions.

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