Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 12:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 12:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 12:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Kings, Hazael, the king from another land, attacked and captured a city called Gath. After that, he planned to go to another important city named Jerusalem.

2 Kings 12:17: Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 24:23-24

This passage implies that the Syrians came with a smaller company and yet were victorious because the Lord had handed over a very great host to them, differing in details about the scale and result of action against Judah.

2 Chronicles 24:23-24: And it came to pass at the end of the year, [that] the host of Syria came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of Damascus. [at the...: Heb. in the revolution of the year] [Damascus: Heb. Darmesek]
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