Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22
Highlights that obedience is better than sacrifice, contradicting the multitude of sacrifices in 2 Chronicles 5:6.
1 Samuel 15:22: And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams.
Contradiction with Hosea 6:6
States God desires mercy and not sacrifice, which contradicts the extensive sacrifices mentioned in 2 Chronicles 5:6.
Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Contradiction with Psalms 51:16
Emphasizes that God does not delight in sacrifice, conflicting with the ritual emphasis in 2 Chronicles 5:6.
Psalms 51:16: For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give [it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering. [else...: or, that I should]
Contradiction with Proverbs 21:3
Argues that to do justice and judgment is more acceptable than sacrifice, at odds with the sacrificial focus in 2 Chronicles 5:6.
Proverbs 21:3: To do justice and judgment [is] more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11
Questions the value of multitude of sacrifices, which contrasts the numerous sacrifices in 2 Chronicles 5:6.
Isaiah 1:11: To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. [he goats: Heb. great he goats]
Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:22-23
Indicates God did not command sacrifices when bringing Israel out of Egypt, contradicting the ritual abundance in 2 Chronicles 5:6.
Jeremiah 7:22-23: For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: [concerning: Heb. concerning the matter of]
Contradiction with Amos 5:21-22
Speaks of God's disdain for assemblies and sacrifices, contrasting the sacrifices in 2 Chronicles 5:6.
Amos 5:21-22: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]
Contradiction with Micah 6:6-8
Asks what offerings please God and concludes with a preference for justice, mercy, and humility over sacrifices, opposing the actions in 2 Chronicles 5:6.
Micah 6:6-8: Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, [and] bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? [of a...: Heb. sons of a year?]
Contradiction with Matthew 9:13
Jesus emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, contrasting with the numerous sacrifices in 2 Chronicles 5:6.
Matthew 9:13: But go ye and learn what [that] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Contradiction with Mark 12:33
Highlights that loving God and neighbor is more important than offerings, in contrast to the sacrifices in 2 Chronicles 5:6.
Mark 12:33: And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love [his] neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.