Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 14:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 14:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 14:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 2 Kings, this story shows how one king, Jehoash, defeated another king, Amaziah, and broke part of the big wall around a city called Jerusalem. It helps to teach that sometimes leaders make mistakes and face hard times.

2 Kings 14:13: And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Bethshemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 25:23

This verse contains the same account as 2 Kings 14:13 but adds that the breach in the wall of Jerusalem extended specifically from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate, providing additional details not mentioned in 2 Kings 14:13.

2 Chronicles 25:23: And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Bethshemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits. [the corner...: Heb. the gate of it that looketh]

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