Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 22:2

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

According to the author of the book of 2 Kings, a king named Josiah followed God just like his ancestor David did. He did good things and stayed on the right path without getting distracted.

2 Kings 22:2: And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 15:5

1 Kings 15:5 states that David did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and did not deviate except in the case of Uriah, which contrasts with 2 Kings 22:2, where Josiah's conduct is portrayed without mentioning any exceptions.

1 Kings 15:5: Because David did [that which was] right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any [thing] that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

Contradiction with Exodus 34:7

Exodus 34:7 speaks of God not clearing the guilty and visiting iniquity, while 2 Kings 22:2 portrays Josiah as doing what was right, implying divine favor without the mention of punishment.

Exodus 34:7: Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear [the guilty]; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth [generation].

Contradiction with Romans 3:23

Romans 3:23 states that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, which contrasts with 2 Kings 22:2, where Josiah is presented as having walked perfectly in the eyes of the Lord.

Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
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