Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 5:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 5:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 5:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Chronicles, King Solomon and the people of Israel showed their love and respect for God by giving Him so many gifts, like sheep and oxen, that it was impossible to count them all. This made God very happy because everyone joined in to celebrate and thank Him together.

2 Chronicles 5:6: Also king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be told nor numbered for multitude.

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.
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