Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 22:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 22:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 22:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Kings, God was happy because the king was sorry for the bad things his people did and he prayed to God for help. Because the king showed he was really sorry, God listened to him and decided to help.

2 Kings 22:19: Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard [thee], saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Genesis 6:6

This verse describes God repenting for having created man, suggesting God's emotions and actions can change, which contrasts with the notion in 2 Kings 22:19 of God's responsive favor based on Josiah's humility.

Genesis 6:6: And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

Contradiction with Numbers 23:19

This verse states that God is not man to repent or change His mind, contrasting with the depiction in 2 Kings 22:19 where God appears to respond to human emotion and humility.

Numbers 23:19: God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:7

This verse depicts God as the creator of both peace and evil, challenging the portrayal in 2 Kings 22:19 of a responsive and compassionate deity acting solely from benevolence.

Isaiah 45:7: I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these [things].

Contradiction with Malachi 3:6

This verse emphasizes God's unchanging nature, which seems at odds with the implication in 2 Kings 22:19 that God alters His intentions in response to human actions.

Malachi 3:6: For I [am] the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
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