Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 21:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 21:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 21:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 2 Kings, this verse means the son acted just like his dad did; he followed his dad's footsteps in doing bad things by praying to pretend-gods instead of the real God.

2 Kings 21:21: And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them:

Contradiction with 2 Kings 18:3

Unlike 2 Kings 21:21, where Amon walked in the way of his father Manasseh's evil practices, this verse describes how Hezekiah did what was right in the sight of the Lord, following the ways of David.

2 Kings 18:3: And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father did.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 33:15

Contradicts 2 Kings 21:21 by showing Manasseh's later repentance and removal of idols, whereas Amon continued in those practices.

2 Chronicles 33:15: And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast [them] out of the city.
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