Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 12:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 12:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 12:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Kings, King Jehoash took special treasures from the temple and his own palace to give to the king of Syria to make him leave Jerusalem alone. This story shows that sometimes leaders made deals to keep their people safe.

2 Kings 12:18: And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold [that was] found in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and in the king's house, and sent [it] to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem. [went...: Heb. went up]

Contradiction with 1 Kings 15:18

This verse mentions King Asa using treasures from the king's house and the temple to form an alliance, contradicting the notion of preserving sacred treasures in the temple.

1 Kings 15:18: Then Asa took all the silver and the gold [that were] left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 24:7

It discusses the damage and misuse by Athaliah and her sons of the temple treasures, implying there were external factors that diminished the resources supposedly protected in 2 Kings 12:18.

2 Chronicles 24:7: For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD did they bestow upon Baalim.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19

Advises against laying up treasures on earth, contrasting the act of sacrificing them to save earthly possessions or reign.

Matthew 6:19: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
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