Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 23:32

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 23:32 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 23:32. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Kings, this means that the king did bad things that God did not like, just like his father and grandfathers did before him. He did not listen to God or try to do what was right.

2 Kings 23:32: And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 18:3

2 Kings 18:3 describes Hezekiah as doing what was right in God's eyes, contrasting with the evil done by Jehoahaz in 2 Kings 23:32.

2 Kings 18:3: And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father did.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 34:2

Josiah is commended for doing what was right, aligning with the ways of David, unlike Jehoahaz who did evil as per 2 Kings 23:32.

2 Chronicles 34:2: And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined [neither] to the right hand, nor to the left.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 15:11

Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, a direct contrast to Jehoahaz's actions in 2 Kings 23:32.

1 Kings 15:11: And Asa did [that which was] right in the eyes of the LORD, as [did] David his father.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 22:43

Jehoshaphat walked in the right ways of God, opposing the description of Jehoahaz's deeds in 2 Kings 23:32.

1 Kings 22:43: And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing [that which was] right in the eyes of the LORD:

Contradiction with 2 Kings 12:2

Joash did what was right in the sight of the Lord, which contradicts the evil mentioned in 2 Kings 23:32.

2 Kings 12:2: And Jehoash did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 14:3

Amaziah did right in the Lord's eyes, albeit not as perfectly as David, still in contrast to 2 Kings 23:32 where Jehoahaz did evil.

2 Kings 14:3: And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 15:34

Jotham followed God's ways as his father Uzziah had done, differing from Jehoahaz's evil actions in 2 Kings 23:32.

2 Kings 15:34: And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD: he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 16:2

Ahaz, like Jehoahaz, did not do what was right in the sight of the Lord, aligning with the condemnation of Jehoahaz in 2 Kings 23:32.

2 Kings 16:2: Twenty years old [was] Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD his God, like David his father.

Contradiction with Amos 5:14

Advises seeking good and not evil, contradictory to Jehoahaz doing evil in 2 Kings 23:32.

Amos 5:14: Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.

Contradiction with Micah 6:8

Calls for doing justly, loving mercy, and walking humbly with God, contrasting Jehoahaz's actions in 2 Kings 23:32.

Micah 6:8: He hath shewed thee, O man, what [is] good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? [walk...: Heb. humble thyself to walk]
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