Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 15:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 15:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 15:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Kings, this verse reminds us that the things Shallum did, including his secret plans, are written down in another book that tells stories about the kings of Israel. It's like keeping a diary of important events that happened a long time ago.

2 Kings 15:15: And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they [are] written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 14:6

This verse describes the children not being punished for the sins of their fathers, unlike the acts of barbarity attributed to Menahem in 2 Kings 15:16.

2 Kings 14:6: But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:5

Contradicts with the punishment of future generations, suggesting instead that God visits the iniquity of the fathers upon the children.

Exodus 20:5: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;

Contradiction with Isaiah 11:6

Describes a scene of peace and tranquility, in contrast to the violence and bloodshed that is a part of Menahem's reign.

Isaiah 11:6: The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
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