Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 3:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 3:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 3:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Chronicles, King Solomon started building a special house for God in Jerusalem on a hill called Mount Moriah, which is a place God had shown to Solomon's dad, David. David had already set up this special spot where a man named Ornan used to work with his grains.

2 Chronicles 3:1: Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where [the LORD] appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite. [where...: or, which was seen of David his father] [Ornan: also called, Araunah]

Contradiction with Genesis 22:2

This verse mentions Mount Moriah, which some interpret differently regarding the specific location's significance, potentially conflicting with the singularity of the temple's site in 2 Chronicles 3:1.

Genesis 22:2: And he said, Take now thy son, thine only [son] Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 6:1

This passage deals with temple construction’s timing, which could bring about chronological contradictions compared to 2 Chronicles 3:1.

1 Kings 6:1: And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which [is] the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD. [began...: Heb. built]

Contradiction with John 4:20-21

With a broader theological context, these verses suggest worship's non-specificity to a location, possibly contradicting the specific sacredness of the temple location as suggested in 2 Chronicles 3:1.

John 4:20-21: Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
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