Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 5:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 5:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 5:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Chronicles, Solomon finished building a special place for God, like a giant church. He put all the shiny gifts, like silver and gold, that his dad David saved up, into God's special house to keep them safe.

2 Chronicles 5:1: Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the LORD was finished: and Solomon brought in [all] the things that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 6:14

1 Kings 6:14 states that Solomon built the house and finished it, which may contradict the timeline and details of completion in 2 Chronicles 5:1.

1 Kings 6:14: So Solomon built the house, and finished it.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:17-18

In 1 Kings 8:17-18, it is mentioned that David had it in his heart to build the house, but 2 Chronicles 5:1 credits Solomon with the completion.

1 Kings 8:17-18: And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 7:12-13

2 Samuel 7:12-13 tells of the prophecy that David's seed would build a house for God's name, emphasizing David's role over Solomon's direct completion.

2 Samuel 7:12-13: And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 17:4

This verse indicates God did not want David to build the temple, yet 2 Chronicles 5:1 speaks of the temple's completion under Solomon, potentially contrasting divine preferences.

1 Chronicles 17:4: Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:
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