Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 33:15
This verse mentions the removal of high places, contradicting 2 Kings 15:4, where the high places were not removed.
2 Chronicles 33:15: And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast [them] out of the city.
Contradiction with 2 Kings 18:4
This verse describes Hezekiah removing the high places, contradicting 2 Kings 15:4, where they remained.
2 Kings 18:4: He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan. [images: Heb. statues] [Nehushtan: that is, A piece of brass]
Contradiction with 1 Kings 15:14
Asa did not remove the high places, which contradicts the commendations given in similar contexts in other verses.
1 Kings 15:14: But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the LORD all his days.
Paradox #1
2 Kings 15:4 discusses the failure to remove high places used for worship, which can be seen as inconsistent with earlier biblical commands to worship only in designated places, like in Jerusalem. This highlights a recurring issue in the Bible where leaders and people continue practices that are against specific religious laws.