Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5
This verse emphasizes not to trust in humans but to trust the Lord, contrasting Hezekiah's encouragement for the people to rely on his leadership and the Lord's deliverance.
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 Isaiah 36:15
This directly parallels the situation in 2 Kings 18:30, where the Assyrian king challenges Hezekiah's assurance from God, contradicting the promise of divine rescue.
Isaiah 36:15: Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us: this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
Contradiction with 2 Kings 18:22
It questions Hezekiah's reliance on the Lord, contradicting the religious reform and faith Hezekiah promotes in verse 30.
2 Kings 18:22: But if ye say unto me, We trust in the LORD our God: [is] not that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem?
Contradiction with Exodus 14:11
The Israelites question God's deliverance, similar to Rabshakeh's doubt about God saving Jerusalem in 2 Kings 18:30, thus contradicting the promise of deliverance.
Exodus 14:11: And they said unto Moses, Because [there were] no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?
Paradox #1
The contradiction or inconsistency regarding this verse involves the differing accounts of King Hezekiah's interactions with the Assyrians found in the books of 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, and Isaiah. These books sometimes provide varying details about the order of events, the scale of the Assyrian invasion, and Hezekiah's response. These differences can lead to confusion about the historical timeline and the nature of the events described.