Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 23:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 23:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 23:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Kings, the people in the city are pointing out a special place where a man of God from Judah was buried. This man had told everyone about important things that would happen, and now those things came true.

2 Kings 23:17: Then he said, What title [is] that that I see? And the men of the city told him, [It is] the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that thou hast done against the altar of Bethel.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

2 Kings 23:17 speaks to reverence and remembrance of a prophet's grave, while Matthew 5:44 teaches love and forgiveness towards enemies, which may contradict the act of remembrance based solely on one's status or deeds.

Matthew 5:44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Contradiction with Luke 6:27

The directive to love and do good to enemies found in Luke 6:27 contrasts with the focus on honoring specific individuals in 2 Kings 23:17, challenging the broader principle of universal love over selective remembrance.

Luke 6:27: But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

Contradiction with Colossians 3:11

2 Kings 23:17 highlights the specific remembrance of a prophet, whereas Colossians 3:11 emphasizes the abolition of distinctions among people, suggesting all are equal in God’s eyes, potentially conflicting with acts of selective veneration.

Colossians 3:11: Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond [nor] free: but Christ [is] all, and in all.
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