Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 12:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 12:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 12:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Kings, Jehoiada the priest made a special box with a hole in the top and placed it near the altar. People who came to God's house could put their money into this box to help take care of the temple.

2 Kings 12:9: But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the LORD: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money [that was] brought into the house of the LORD. [door: Heb. threshold]

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:27

This verse highlights the blessing in giving to the poor, which contrasts with the act of concealing collections seen in 2 Kings 12:9.

Proverbs 28:27: He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19-20

Here, storing treasures in heaven is prescribed, conflicting with the earthly collection and storage described in 2 Kings 12:9.

Matthew 6:19-20: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 9:7

The instruction for cheerful giving contradicts the seemingly structured, possibly reluctant collection in 2 Kings 12:9.

2 Corinthians 9:7: Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let him give]; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Contradiction with Malachi 3:10

Encourages bringing tithes into the storehouse openly, differing from the handling of the collection chest in 2 Kings 12:9.

Malachi 3:10: Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that [there shall] not [be room] enough [to receive it]. [pour...: Heb. empty out]

Contradiction with Luke 6:38

Promises that giving will lead to receiving, whereas 2 Kings 12:9 describes an accumulation of offerings rather than a reciprocal exchange.

Luke 6:38: Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
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