Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 36:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 36:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 36:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Chronicles, God told a king named Cyrus that he is in charge of many lands and should help the people build a special house for God in Jerusalem. This shows that God can use anyone, even a king, to help His people and do good things.

2 Chronicles 36:23: Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which [is] in Judah. Who [is there] among you of all his people? The LORD his God [be] with him, and let him go up.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 28:7

This verse states that God would establish Solomon's kingdom forever if he remained obedient, whereas 2 Chronicles 36:23 speaks of the end of the kingdom in exile.

1 Chronicles 28:7: Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day. [constant: Heb. strong]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 25:11

This verse prophesies that the whole land shall be a desolation and an astonishment, contradicting 2 Chronicles 36:23, which signifies a return and rebuilding.

Jeremiah 25:11: And this whole land shall be a desolation, [and] an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 24:20

Describes God's anger leading to exile, contradicting the restoration and favor implied in 2 Chronicles 36:23.

2 Kings 24:20: For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

Contradiction with Lamentations 4:22

States that the punishment of iniquity is accomplished, contrasting with 2 Chronicles 36:23, where the focus is on returning and rebuilding.

Lamentations 4:22: The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; he will no more carry thee away into captivity: he will visit thine iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he will discover thy sins. [The...: or, Thine iniquity] [discover...: or, carry thee captive for thy sins]

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Some people point out that there are differences between 2 Chronicles 36:23 and how events are described in the Book of Ezra. The wording and order of events in the decree of Cyrus might not match completely, which can cause some confusion among readers about the consistency between these biblical texts.

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