Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 8:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 8:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 8:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the chronicler, God helped Solomon by sending skilled sailors from Huram to work with Solomon's men. Together, they went on a big journey and brought back lots of gold for King Solomon.

2 Chronicles 8:18: And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought [them] to king Solomon.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 9:28

2 Chronicles 8:18 states the ships went to Ophir for gold and brought back 450 talents, while 1 Kings 9:28 mentions they brought back only 420 talents.

1 Kings 9:28: And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought [it] to king Solomon.

Paradox #1

2 Chronicles 8:18 mentions King Hiram of Tyre sending ships and skilled sailors to Solomon, but in 1 Kings 9:26-28, it is suggested that Solomon built his own fleet and sent his own men. This creates a slight contradiction regarding who provided the ships and crew for Solomon's fleet.

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