Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 15:30

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 15:30 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 15:30. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 2 Kings, Hoshea secretly planned against King Pekah, defeated him, and took over as king. This happened when Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was in his twentieth year as ruler.

2 Kings 15:30: And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 1:14

This verse condemns raising a hand against the Lord's anointed, which contradicts the action of killing a king in 2 Kings 15:30.

2 Samuel 1:14: And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?

Contradiction with Romans 13:1-2

These verses advocate for submission to governing authorities as they are established by God, contradicting the rebellion and assassination in 2 Kings 15:30.

Romans 13:1-2: Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. [ordained: or, ordered]

Contradiction with 1 Peter 2:13-14

These verses instruct believers to submit to authorities, which contradicts the violent overthrow of a ruler in 2 Kings 15:30.

1 Peter 2:13-14: Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
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