Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 23:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 23:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 23:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, these priests were not allowed to serve at God's special altar in Jerusalem, but they could still eat special bread with their fellow priests. This shows they were part of the priest group but couldn't do everything the other priests did.

2 Kings 23:9: Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, but they did eat of the unleavened bread among their brethren.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 11:13-14

These verses state that the priests and Levites came to Judah and Jerusalem because Jeroboam and his sons rejected them from serving as priests for the Lord, implying continued priestly service at designated places.

2 Chronicles 11:13-14: And the priests and the Levites that [were] in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts. [resorted...: Heb. presented themselves to him]

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 29:34

This verse discusses Levites as being more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests, suggesting that Levites were actively involved in temple services contrary to the exclusion stated in 2 Kings 23:9.

2 Chronicles 29:34: But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the [other] priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites [were] more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests. [did help...: Heb. strengthened them]

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 23:28-32

These verses describe the specific duties of the Levites in the service of the house of the Lord, indicating their ongoing involvement in temple duties versus being excluded as priests.

1 Chronicles 23:28-32: Because their office [was] to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God; [their...: Heb. their station was at the hand of the sons of Aaron]
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