Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 19:32

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 19:32 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 19:32. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, God is telling the people that the king of Assyria will not be able to attack or come into their city. God promises to keep them safe and protect their home from being harmed.

2 Kings 19:32: Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it.

Contradiction with Joshua 6:21

Describes the total destruction of a city and its inhabitants, contradicting the divine assurance in 2 Kings 19:32 that there will be no attack or harm to the city.

Joshua 6:21: And they utterly destroyed all that [was] in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 17:6

Shows the Assyrian victory and capture of Samaria, conflicting with 2 Kings 19:32 where it is promised that the city will not be captured.

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 Isaiah 8:7-8

Threatens that the Assyrians will overflow into Judah, contradicting the assurance in 2 Kings 19:32 that the Assyrians will not enter the city.

Isaiah 8:7-8: Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, [even] the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:

Contradiction with Jeremiah 21:10

Declares God’s intention to deliver a city to its enemies, contradicting the promise of protection in 2 Kings 19:32.

Jeremiah 21:10: For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

Contradiction with Isaiah 39:6-7

Predicting exile and plunder, this opposes the promise in 2 Kings 19:32 that no such devastation will take place.

Isaiah 39:6-7: Behold, the days come, that all that [is] in thine house, and [that] which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.
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