Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 23:31

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 23:31 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 23:31. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, Jehoahaz was a young king who only ruled for a short time, just three months, in the city of Jerusalem. His mom was named Hamutal, and she was the daughter of a man named Jeremiah from a place called Libnah.

2 Kings 23:31: Jehoahaz [was] twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. [Jehoahaz: also called, Shallum]

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 36:2

This verse states that Jehoahaz was 23 years old when he began to reign, contradicting 2 Kings 23:31, which says he was 25 years old.

2 Chronicles 36:2: Jehoahaz [was] twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
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