Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 23:28

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 23:28 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 23:28. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse tells us that King Josiah did many other important things during his life, and those stories are written down in another book about the kings of Judah. This means if you want to know more about Josiah, you can read that other book.

2 Kings 23:28: Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 5:25

This verse speaks about the transgressions of the people, which contradicts with 2 Kings 23:28 where Josiah's acts are portrayed positively.

1 Chronicles 5:25: And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 3:15

Lists Josiah’s sons but offers a different perspective on his lineage compared to the emphasis on his deeds in 2 Kings 23:28.

1 Chronicles 3:15: And the sons of Josiah [were], the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum. [Johanan: or, Jehoahaz] [Jehoiakim: or, Eliakim] [Zedekiah: or, Mattaniah]
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