Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 24:2

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

According to the author of the book of 2 Kings, God sent groups of different people, like the Chaldees, Syrians, Moabites, and Ammonites, to attack Judah because He had promised this would happen if they didn't listen to Him. This was a way for God to teach the people of Judah a lesson because they didn't follow His rules.

2 Kings 24:2: And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets. [by: Heb. by the hand of]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 25:9

2 Kings 24:2 describes the LORD sending bands of Chaldees, Syrians, Moabites, and Ammonites to destroy Judah, yet Jeremiah 25:9 specifically states that Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, is God's chosen instrument for this destruction, focusing solely on Babylon's role.

Jeremiah 25:9: Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 36:6

In 2 Kings 24:2, the destruction is attributed to multiple groups as per the LORD’s command, whereas 2 Chronicles 36:6 attributes the attacking and binding of Jehoiakim directly to Nebuchadnezzar.

2 Chronicles 36:6: Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon. [fetters: or, chains]

Contradiction with Isaiah 10:5-6

Here, the focus is on Assyria as the rod of God's anger against His people, in contrast to the multiple groups mentioned in 2 Kings 24:2.

Isaiah 10:5-6: O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation. [O...: or, Woe to the Assyrian: Heb. Asshur] [and: or, though]

Paradox #1

Some might see a contradiction in the idea that God sends destructive forces against His own people. It raises questions about the nature of divine justice and protection, leaving people to wonder why a supposedly loving God would orchestrate such punishment.

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