Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 35:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 35:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 35:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the chronicler, King Josiah held a really special Passover celebration that was better than any other Passover since the time of the prophet Samuel. Everyone came together—priests, helpers, and people from all over—to join in the celebration.

2 Chronicles 35:18: And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. [present: Heb. found]

Contradiction with 1 Kings 9:25

This verse describes Solomon offering burnt offerings and peace offerings three times a year, which suggests a pattern of regular and significant observances unlike the unique Passover described in 2 Chronicles 35:18.

1 Kings 9:25: And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that [was] before the LORD. So he finished the house. [upon the altar that: Heb. upon it, etc]

Contradiction with 2 Kings 23:22

This verse states that no such Passover had been kept since the days of the Judges, contradicting the assertion in 2 Chronicles 35:18 that none like it had been kept since the days of Samuel.

2 Kings 23:22: Surely there was not holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah;

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 30:26

This verse describes a grand celebration of Passover in Hezekiah's time, suggesting an event comparable to or greater than the Passover Josiah celebrated, contradicting the unparalleled nature claimed in 2 Chronicles 35:18.

2 Chronicles 30:26: So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel [there was] not the like in Jerusalem.
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