Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 36:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 36:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 36:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Chronicles, Zedekiah was a young man, just 21 years old, when he became the king and ruled for 11 years in the city of Jerusalem. Christians understand this as a part of the history where God's people were led by different kings, and Zedekiah was one of them.

2 Chronicles 36:11: Zedekiah [was] one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

2 Chronicles 36:11 describes Zedekiah, who did not humble himself before God, while Proverbs 3:5 advises trusting in the Lord with all your heart, not on your understanding, highlighting how Zedekiah relied on his own judgment.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:18

2 Chronicles 36:11 shows Zedekiah's pride leading to his downfall, contradicting the warning in Proverbs 16:18 that pride goes before destruction.

Proverbs 16:18: Pride [goeth] before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

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