Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 18:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 18:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 18:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Kings, a new king named Hezekiah started ruling in Judah, while another king named Hoshea was ruling in Israel. Hezekiah is an important king, and this story begins by telling us when he became king.

2 Kings 18:1: Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, [that] Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. [Hezekiah: he is called Ezekias]

Contradiction with 2 Kings 16:2

It states that Ahaz was 20 years old when he began to reign, which creates a chronological issue if Hezekiah, his son, began reigning at 25 years old right after him.

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 29:1

It mentions Hezekiah also became king when he was 25 years old, indirectly supporting 2 Kings 18:1, but not providing a direct contradiction; contradictions generally involve misinterpretations or consistencies around the reigns and timelines.

2 Chronicles 29:1: Hezekiah began to reign [when he was] five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.
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