Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 3:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 3:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 3:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Kings, after a king named Ahab died, another king from a place called Moab decided not to listen to the new king of Israel anymore and started to make trouble. This means that when Ahab wasn't there, the Moab king wanted to be free and not follow the rules of Israel's king.

2 Kings 3:5: But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 11:11

This verse explains that the kingdom was torn from Solomon because he had turned away from God, yet 2 Kings 3:5 presents Moab as rebelling without mention of God's intervention.

1 Kings 11:11: Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant. [is done...: Heb. is with thee]

Contradiction with 2 Kings 8:20

In this verse, Edom revolts against Judah's rule, showing that rebellious uprisings were frequent and natural occurrences, while 2 Kings 3:5 might imply a sudden or exceptional event.

2 Kings 8:20: In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
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