Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 17:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 17:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 17:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 2 Kings, God allowed the king of Assyria to take the people of Israel away from their home because they weren't following God's rules. They were moved to faraway places like Halah and Habor.

2 Kings 17:6: In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor [by] the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 19:34

This verse suggests divine protection over Jerusalem, contrasting with the fall of Samaria as described in 2 Kings 17:6.

2 Kings 19:34: For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.

Contradiction with Isaiah 31:5

Implies divine safeguarding of Jerusalem, which contrasts with the seeming lack of protection for Samaria.

Isaiah 31:5: As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver [it; and] passing over he will preserve it.

Contradiction with Amos 9:8

Indicates God will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, which seems to contradict the exile of Israel in 2 Kings 17:6.

Amos 9:8: Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD [are] upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 30:6-9

Offers a message of potential return and mercy, contradicting the finality of the exile mentioned in 2 Kings 17:6.

2 Chronicles 30:6-9: So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria. [from: Heb. from the hand]
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