Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 8:24

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 8:24 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 8:24. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Kings, Joram died and was buried where his family was buried in the city of David, and his son Ahaziah became king after him. This means that when someone passed away, their family continued to live and take care of the kingdom.

2 Kings 8:24: And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead. [Ahaziah: also called, Azariah, and Jehoahaz]

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 1:43-44

These verses list the kings of Edom, showing a discrepancy in the genealogical account compared to 2 Kings 8:24.

1 Chronicles 1:43-44: Now these [are] the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before [any] king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city [was] Dinhabah.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 22:9

This verse describes the death of Ahaziah in a different circumstance and timing compared to 2 Kings 8:24.

2 Chronicles 22:9: And he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him, (for he was hid in Samaria,) and brought him to Jehu: and when they had slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he [is] the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 9:27

This verse provides a different account of Ahaziah's death, stating that he fled before being killed, contrasting the depiction in 2 Kings 8:24.

2 Kings 9:27: But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw [this], he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. [And they did so] at the going up to Gur, which [is] by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.
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