Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 10:32

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 10:32 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 10:32. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse means that God started to make Israel smaller and weaker because of their mistakes, and a man named Hazael began to attack and hurt the people living in Israel. This was a way to show that God was unhappy with them at that time.

2 Kings 10:32: In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel; [to cut: Heb. to cut off the ends]

Contradiction with Genesis 17:8

This verse promises the land to Abraham's descendants forever, contradicting the reduction of Israel's territory in 2 Kings 10:32.

Genesis 17:8: And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. [wherein...: Heb. of thy sojournings]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 11:24

This verse states that the Israelites' territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, contradicting the limitation mentioned in 2 Kings 10:32.

Deuteronomy 11:24: Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 7:16

This verse promises David that his house and kingdom will endure forever, contradicting the loss of territory described in 2 Kings 10:32.

2 Samuel 7:16: And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 4:21

This verse describes Solomon's kingdom as ruling over all kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, contradicting the assertion of territory being cut short in 2 Kings 10:32.

1 Kings 4:21: And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:37

This verse implies that God will not cast off the descendants of Israel, contradicting the shrinkage of their territory mentioned in 2 Kings 10:32.

Jeremiah 31:37: Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD.
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