Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 25:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 25:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 25:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse tells us that a long time ago, a king from Babylon named Nebuchadnezzar sent his helper, Nebuzaradan, to a city called Jerusalem. This happened in the king’s nineteenth year, which means they had been ruling for a long time and made an important visit to the city.

2 Kings 25:8: And in the fifth month, on the seventh [day] of the month, which [is] the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem: [captain...: or, chief marshal]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 52:12

States that the burning of Jerusalem occurred in the tenth day of the fifth month, while 2 Kings 25:8 states it occurred on the seventh day of the fifth month.

Jeremiah 52:12: 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]

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