Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 3:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 3:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 3:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse describes how big and special the angels (cherubims) were that helped decorate the temple. Their wings were so long that they almost covered the whole room, making it feel very important and holy.

2 Chronicles 3:11: And the wings of the cherubims [were] twenty cubits long: one wing [of the one cherub was] five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing [was likewise] five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.

Contradiction with Exodus 25:20

Describes the cherubims' wings facing each other over the mercy seat, whereas 2 Chronicles 3:11 discusses them touching and spanning from wall to wall.

Exodus 25:20: And the cherubims shall stretch forth [their] wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces [shall look] one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 1:11

The cherubims each had four wings, different from the two wings mentioned in 2 Chronicles 3:11.

Ezekiel 1:11: Thus [were] their faces: and their wings [were] stretched upward; two [wings] of every one [were] joined one to another, and two covered their bodies. [stretched...: or, divided above]

Contradiction with Revelation 4:8

Mentions four living creatures, each with six wings, unlike the two wings each of the cherubims in 2 Chronicles 3:11.

Revelation 4:8: And the four beasts had each of them six wings about [him]; and [they were] full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. [rest...: Gr. have no rest]
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