Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 24:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 24:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 24:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, the king did bad things just like his father Jehoiakim had done, and God was not happy with him. The king did not follow God's rules and made wrong choices.

2 Kings 24:19: And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 18:5

This verse states that Hezekiah was the greatest king among all Judah's kings, before or after him, suggesting high moral standards, contrasting with 2 Kings 24:19, which implies a continuation of evil practices.

2 Kings 18:5: He trusted in the LORD God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor [any] that were before him.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 28:1

States that Ahaz did not do what was right in the sight of the Lord, which contradicts with the implication in 2 Kings 24:19 that kings were expected to abide by righteousness.

2 Chronicles 28:1: Ahaz [was] twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father:

Contradiction with Isaiah 3:10

Promises favor to the righteous, contradicting the idea presented in 2 Kings 24:19 that the king did evil and yet there is continued lineage and reign.

Isaiah 3:10: Say ye to the righteous, that [it shall be] well [with him]: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

Contradiction with Proverbs 11:21

Assures that the wicked will not go unpunished, contradicting the continuation of the lineage seen in subsequent texts beyond 2 Kings 24:19.

Proverbs 11:21: [Though] hand [join] in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

Contradiction with Psalm 37:16-17

Declares the arms of the wicked shall be broken, contradicting the continued strength or rule of those described in 2 Kings 24:19.

Psalm 37:16-17: A little that a righteous man hath [is] better than the riches of many wicked.
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