Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 18:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 18:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 18:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Kings, King Hezekiah faced a big problem when King Sennacherib of Assyria came and captured all the strong cities in his land. This story shows that sometimes, even good leaders face hard challenges.

2 Kings 18:13: Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them. [Sennacherib: Heb. Sanherib]

Contradiction with 2 Kings 19:35

This verse contradicts 2 Kings 18:13 as it describes an angel of the Lord striking down 185,000 Assyrian soldiers, ensuring Jerusalem's deliverance, conflicting with the notion of Assyrian power in 18:13.

2 Kings 19:35: And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they [were] all dead corpses.

Contradiction with Isaiah 37:36

This verse, similar to 2 Kings 19:35, recounts the miraculous defeat of the Assyrian army, suggesting divine intervention against the Assyrians, in contrast to their conquest depicted in 2 Kings 18:13.

Isaiah 37:36: Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they [were] all dead corpses.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 32:21

This verse reports the divine destruction of Assyrian troops, which contradicts the initial narrative of Assyrian dominance in 2 Kings 18:13.

2 Chronicles 32:21: And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword. [slew...: Heb. made him fall]
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