Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 8:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 8:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 8:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezra, the king's helpers, like the priests and Levites, listened carefully and did everything the king asked them to do. They also took good care of the king's treasures, following his instructions very well.

2 Chronicles 8:15: And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 9:21-22

It suggests that Solomon did not use Israelites as forced labor, which differs from 2 Chronicles 8:15 where there is more emphasis on following David's commandments, implying possible forced labor by Israelites.

1 Kings 9:21-22: Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 2:17-18

This states that Solomon used foreigners for forced labor, which seems to contradict 2 Chronicles 8:15 by implying that Israelite rituals or duties weren't interrupted, potentially including labor issues.

2 Chronicles 2:17-18: And Solomon numbered all the strangers that [were] in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred. [the strangers: Heb. the men the strangers]
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