Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 25:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 25:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 25:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Kings, all the people, young and old, including the army leaders, decided to go to Egypt because they were scared of the Chaldeans. They hoped to find safety there from the people they were afraid of.

2 Kings 25:26: And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 42:10-12

This verse contradicts 2 Kings 25:26 as it promises peace and safety in the land to those who remain, while 2 Kings 25:26 describes fleeing due to fear.

Jeremiah 42:10-12: 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 27:11

This verse indicates that those who stay and serve the Babylonian king will remain in their land, contradicting the flight to Egypt in 2 Kings 25:26.

Jeremiah 27:11: But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land, saith the LORD; and they shall till it, and dwell therein.

Contradiction with Isaiah 30:1-2

It warns against seeking refuge in Egypt, which contradicts the actions of fleeing to Egypt described in 2 Kings 25:26.

Isaiah 30:1-2: Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:

Contradiction with Ezekiel 12:11-13

It suggests impending capture rather than escape to Egypt, contrasting the flight in 2 Kings 25:26.

Ezekiel 12:11-13: Say, I [am] your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove [and] go into captivity. [they...: Heb. by removing go into captivity]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 44:12-14

It predicts calamity for those who fled to Egypt, contradicting the flight mentioned in 2 Kings 25:26 by implying it's a doomed decision.

Jeremiah 44:12-14: And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed, [and] fall in the land of Egypt; they shall [even] be consumed by the sword [and] by the famine: they shall die, from the least even unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine: and they shall be an execration, [and] an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach.
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