Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 5:2

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

According to the author of 2 Chronicles, Solomon called all the important leaders of Israel to gather in Jerusalem. They were going to move a special box called the Ark of the Covenant, which was very important because it reminded them of God being with them.

2 Chronicles 5:2: Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which [is] Zion.

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 6:17

This verse describes David bringing the ark into the tabernacle, which contradicts 2 Chronicles 5:2 where Solomon assembles to bring the ark to the temple.

2 Samuel 6:17: And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD. [pitched: Heb. stretched]

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:1

This verse gives a similar account in Kings but may imply a different timeline or event compared to the Chronicler's description.

1 Kings 8:1: Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which [is] Zion. [chief: Heb. princes]

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