Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 35:25

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 35:25 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 35:25. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Chronicles, when King Josiah died, the prophet Jeremiah and the people who sang songs felt very sad and sang special songs to remember him. They made it a rule to sing these songs, and they wrote them down so everyone would know about their sadness for Josiah.

2 Chronicles 35:25: And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they [are] written in the lamentations.

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 1:17-18

These verses describe David lamenting over Saul and Jonathan, which showcases a similar act of lamentation found in 2 Chronicles 35:25, but a contradiction might be interpreted in terms of who is being lamented over and the broader context of these events.

2 Samuel 1:17-18: And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:

Paradox #1

The potential contradiction regarding 2 Chronicles 35:25 might relate to the tradition of commemorating Josiah. The verse mentions lamentations written in his honor, but there is limited historical evidence outside the Bible to confirm these specific writings or the extent of the tradition at that time.

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