Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 16:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 16:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 16:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 2 Kings, the king went to see a special altar from another place and gave a gift on it. This was something important that he decided to do after coming back from a trip.

2 Kings 16:12: And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4

2 Kings 16:12 describes the king's approval of an altar, which contradicts God's commandment against making graven images or altars for worship.

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 12:31

The verse contrasts with 2 Kings 16:12 by emphasizing that God's people should not worship in the same manner as the nations, implying disapproval of adopting foreign altars.

Deuteronomy 12:31: Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods. [to the: Heb. of the]

Contradiction with Matthew 6:24

This verse indicates serving two masters is impossible, conflicting with 2 Kings 16:12 where allegiance to God is compromised by adopting foreign worship practices.

Matthew 6:24: No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
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