Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 4:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 4:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 4:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 and 2 Chronicles, the big bowl in the temple was very strong and could hold a lot of water, and it was decorated with pretty flowers on the edge like a fancy cup. It was important because it helped people get ready to talk to God.

2 Chronicles 4:5: And the thickness of it [was] an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; [and] it received and held three thousand baths. [with flowers...: or, like a lilyflower]

Contradiction with 1 Kings 7:26

1 Kings 7:26 states that the molten sea held two thousand baths, whereas 2 Chronicles 4:5 claims it held three thousand baths.

1 Kings 7:26: And it [was] an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.

Paradox #1

The possible contradiction in 2 Chronicles 4:5 is related to measurements. The description of the basin's size doesn't match modern mathematical calculations for volume based on the given dimensions. This inconsistency can lead to questions about the accuracy of the measurement or translation.

Paradox #2

The possible contradiction in this verse is about the thickness and capacity of the sea or basin described. The verse mentions it is a handbreadth in thickness and holds three thousand baths, but in another verse (1 Kings 7:26), it mentions holding two thousand baths. This discrepancy between three thousand and two thousand baths could be seen as a contradiction in the measurement of capacity.

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