Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 18:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 18:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 18:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Kings, a man named Rabshakeh is asking King Hezekiah why he trusts in his plans to stay safe when the big and powerful king of Assyria is threatening him. Rabshakeh is trying to make Hezekiah and his people scared by saying that they shouldn't trust anyone to help them.

2 Kings 18:19: And Rabshakeh said unto them, Speak ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence [is] this wherein thou trustest?

Contradiction with Psalm 20:7

While 2 Kings 18:19 questions reliance on external sources, this verse encourages trust in the name of the Lord rather than in human means.

Psalm 20:7: Some [trust] in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

This verse contrasts with 2 Kings 18:19 by declaring a curse on those who place their trust in human strength and wisdom, asserting the superiority of relying on God.

Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

It contradicts 2 Kings 18:19 by advising complete trust in the Lord and not to lean on one's own understanding, implying faith over human strategies.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Isaiah 31:1

Opposes the message in 2 Kings 18:19 by warning against seeking help through human efforts rather than looking to the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 31:1: Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because [they are] many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 32:7-8

Contradicts by showing faith in God's greater support versus the reliance on mere human power implied in 2 Kings 18:19.

2 Chronicles 32:7-8: Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that [is] with him: for [there be] more with us than with him:

Paradox #1

The potential contradiction with 2 Kings 18:19 involves differing accounts of King Hezekiah's interactions with the Assyrian king. In 2 Kings, there is a narrative about the Assyrian envoy's message to Hezekiah, while in 2 Chronicles and Isaiah, similar events are described with minor differences in detail and tone. These discrepancies could lead to questions about which account is more historically accurate.

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