Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 8:29

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 8:29 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 8:29. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Kings, King Joram went to a place called Jezreel to get better because he was hurt in a fight, and his friend, Ahaziah, came to visit him. This shows that even kings need friends to care for them when they're not feeling well.

2 Kings 8:29: And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick. [which...: Heb. wherewith the Syrians had wounded] [Ramah: called Ramoth] [sick: Heb. wounded]

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 22:6

Explains that Ahaziah went to see Joram because of wounds received in a battle at Ramah, contrasting with 2 Kings 8:29 which mentions Joram being wounded at Ramoth, not Ramah.

2 Chronicles 22:6: And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds which were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick. [which...: Heb. wherewith they wounded him] [Azariah: also called, Ahaziah, or, Jehoahaz]

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