Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 3:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 3:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 3:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the chronicler, this verse describes the beautiful entrance of a big house built for God, which was very tall and covered in shiny gold. It shows how special and important the place was for people to come and be with God.

2 Chronicles 3:4: And the porch that [was] in the front [of the house], the length [of it was] according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height [was] an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 6:2

1 Kings 6:2 states the house that Solomon built for the Lord was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, contradicting the height of 120 cubits in 2 Chronicles 3:4.

1 Kings 6:2: And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof [was] threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty [cubits], and the height thereof thirty cubits.

Paradox #1

Some scholars point out that there is a discrepancy in the measurements described in "2 Chronicles 3:4" compared to descriptions in other parts of the Bible. This has led to debates about the accuracy and consistency of the numbers provided for the dimensions of the temple structure.

Paradox #2

The possible contradiction with 2 Chronicles 3:4 is related to the measurement of the height of a structure, which is said to be 120 cubits. This height seems unusually large compared to other similar structures in biblical descriptions, which might suggest a copying error or exaggeration in the text.

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