Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 8:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 8:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 8:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Kings, the man followed the bad example of a family called Ahab, who did wrong things that God didn't like. This was because he was part of Ahab's family through marriage.

2 Kings 8:27: And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the LORD, as [did] the house of Ahab: for he [was] the son in law of the house of Ahab.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 16:2

Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD his God, like David his father.

2 Kings 16:2: Twenty years old [was] Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD his God, like David his father.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 20:32

And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing that which was right in the sight of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 20:32: And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 15:3

And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father.

1 Kings 15:3: And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 14:3

And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did.

2 Kings 14:3: And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 28:1

Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father.

2 Chronicles 28:1: Ahaz [was] twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father:

Paradox #1

The verse in question involves Ahaziah, who is said to be the grandson of Omri. However, there is a potential contradiction about the family lineage when compared to other biblical texts like 2 Chronicles 22:2, where Ahaziah is described as the son of Jehoram and Athaliah, making him a descendant of Ahab. This can create confusion about his exact place within the family line.

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