Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 16:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 16:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 16:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Kings, Urijah the priest made a special table for offerings because King Ahaz told him to after seeing one in another city. He wanted it ready before the king returned home.

2 Kings 16:11: And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the priest made [it] against king Ahaz came from Damascus.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4

This verse contradicts 2 Kings 16:11 by prohibiting the making of graven images or likenesses, while 2 Kings 16:11 describes the making of an altar modeled after one in Damascus.

Exodus 20:4: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 12:13-14

These verses command that burnt offerings should be made only at the place God chooses, whereas 2 Kings 16:11 mentions an altar made in Damascus, not chosen by God.

Deuteronomy 12:13-14: Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 28:2-3

These verses describe Ahaz engaging in idolatry and not following God’s commands, which contradicts the actions in 2 Kings 16:11 where an altar is built under his orders to mimic one from a pagan city.

2 Chronicles 28:2-3: For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:9-10

These verses condemn worshiping other gods alongside God, contradicting 2 Kings 16:11 where actions are taken to replicate pagan rituals.

Jeremiah 7:9-10: Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;
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