Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 15:32

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 15:32 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 15:32. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Kings, this verse tells us when Jotham, the son of Uzziah, started to be the king of Judah while Pekah was the king of Israel. It's like saying, "This is when Jotham became in charge in Judah while Pekah was leading Israel."

2 Kings 15:32: In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 16:2

Contradicts 2 Kings 15:32 by providing a differing age for Ahaz's reign.

2 Kings 16:2: Twenty years old [was] Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD his God, like David his father.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 27:1

Provides conflicting information about Jotham's age at the start of his reign, contradicting records of his contemporaneous rule with Uzziah as suggested by 2 Kings 15:32.

2 Chronicles 27:1: Jotham [was] twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also [was] Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.
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