Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 6:42

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 6:42 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 6:42. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Chronicles, this verse is a prayer asking God to be kind and not forget the good things he promised to David, who was a special servant chosen by God. It's like asking God to remember to be nice because of the good things someone has done.

2 Chronicles 6:42: O LORD God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant.

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 7:15

This says God's mercy will not depart from David's line, while 2 Chronicles 6:42 requests God's mercy not to turn away, implying it might be absent.

2 Samuel 7:15: But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took [it] from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

Contradiction with Psalm 89:33-34

States God's covenant and lovingkindness will not break, contrasting 2 Chronicles 6:42 which pleads for God not to turn away His mercy.

Psalm 89:33-34: Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail. [will...: Heb. I will not make void from him] [to fall: Heb. to lie]

Contradiction with 1 Kings 11:11-13

God promises to take the kingdom away from Solomon’s lineage, which contradicts the imploration in 2 Chronicles 6:42 for continued divine favor.

1 Kings 11:11-13: Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant. [is done...: Heb. is with thee]
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