Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 25:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 25:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 25:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the writer of 2 Kings, this verse shows how the leaders and important people in the city were taken away by the enemy. It reminds us that even strong cities can face hard times and need God's help.

2 Kings 25:19: And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land [that were] found in the city: [officer: or, eunuch] [were in...: Heb. saw the king's face] [principal...: or, scribe of the captain of the host]

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 36:12

Chronicles mentions details about Jerusalem's destruction and events during Zedekiah's reign but does not mention the specific number of people taken as mentioned in 2 Kings 25:19.

2 Chronicles 36:12: And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD his God, [and] humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet [speaking] from the mouth of the LORD.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 52:25

Jeremiah records a similar account but with a minor variation in the numbers and positions of those described, potentially indicating a different tally of individuals taken.

Jeremiah 52:25: He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king's person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city. [were near...: Heb. saw the face of the king] [principal...: or, scribe of the captain of the host]

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