Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 14:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 14:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 14:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse tells us that a king named Jeroboam started to rule over a place called Samaria and was king for a very long time, 41 years. It also mentions another king named Amaziah who was ruling in Judah when Jeroboam became king.

2 Kings 14:23: In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, [and reigned] forty and one years.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 5:17

2 Kings 14:23 states Jeroboam began to reign, while 1 Chronicles organizes genealogy rather than chronology, potentially contradicting reign timelines.

1 Chronicles 5:17: All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 15:1

2 Kings 14:23 states Jeroboam's reign began in Amaziah's 15th year, whereas 2 Kings 15:1 suggests Azariah, son of Amaziah, became king in the 27th year of Jeroboam, causing potential dating conflicts.

2 Kings 15:1: In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign. [Azariah: also called, Uzziah]

Contradiction with Amos 1:1

Amos mentions the earthquake during Uzziah's reign, which might not align with 2 Kings 14:23, where Jeroboam reigns concurrently, raising issues about exact timing.

Amos 1:1: The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
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