Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 12:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 12:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 12:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Kings, some of the king's helpers named Jozachar and Jehozabad hurt the king, and he died. After that, they buried the king with his family, and his son Amaziah became the new king.

2 Kings 12:21: For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 3:27

This verse describes a different murder setting, while 2 Kings 12:21 details a separate assassination, contradicting the motivation and context of the incidents.

2 Samuel 3:27: And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth [rib], that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother. [quietly: or, peaceably]

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 24:6

Here, David refuses to harm Saul because he is the Lord's anointed, which contrasts with 2 Kings 12:21 where the Lord's anointed king is assassinated.

1 Samuel 24:6: And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD'S anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he [is] the anointed of the LORD.

Contradiction with Proverbs 20:22

Advises against seeking personal vengeance, contradicting the act of murder committed in 2 Kings 12:21.

Proverbs 20:22: Say not thou, I will recompense evil; [but] wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:13

The commandment "Thou shalt not kill" directly contradicts the murder described in 2 Kings 12:21.

Exodus 20:13: Thou shalt not kill.
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