Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 5:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 5:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 5:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Chronicles, the special poles used to carry the ark were pulled out enough so people could see their ends from inside the holy room, but not from the outside. This showed that the ark was still there in its special place.

2 Chronicles 5:9: And they drew out the staves [of the ark], that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day. [there...: or, they are there]

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:8

In 1 Kings 8:8, the staves are described as being visible from the holy place, which differs from the description of 2 Chronicles 5:9 where the ends of the staves are stated as not being seen outside.

1 Kings 8:8: And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy [place] before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day. [ends: Heb. heads] [holy...: or, ark]

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