Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 25:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 25:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 25:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 2 Kings, the captains of the armies and their men went to see Gedaliah because the king of Babylon made him the leader. They wanted to meet him and talk about what would happen next.

2 Kings 25:23: And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 42:10

While 2 Kings 25:23 shows leaders intending to serve Babylon, Jeremiah 42:10 conveys God's promise to build up and protect the people if they remain in the land, suggesting an alternative outcome.

Jeremiah 42:10: If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull [you] down, and I will plant you, and not pluck [you] up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 52:12-16

This passage describes the destruction of Jerusalem and the exile of people, contradicting the peaceful submission to Babylonian rule depicted in 2 Kings 25:23.

Jeremiah 52:12-16: Now in the fifth month, in the tenth [day] of the month, which [was] the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, [which] served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem, [captain...: or, chief marshal: Heb. chief of the executioners, or, slaughtermen] [served: Heb. stood before]

Contradiction with Isaiah 36:16

Here, the Assyrian king encourages submission to his rule, conflicting with the Babylonian allegiance depicted in 2 Kings 25:23.

Isaiah 36:16: Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make [an agreement] with me [by] a present, and come out to me: and eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his own cistern; [Make...: or, Seek my favour by a present: Heb. Make with me a blessing]
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