Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 9:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 9:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 9:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Kings, when King Ahaziah saw something scary, he tried to run away, but a man named Jehu chased him and told his men to stop Ahaziah. Jehu's men caught up with him, and Ahaziah got hurt and died at a place called Megiddo.

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.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 22:9

In 2 Chronicles 22:9, Ahaziah is captured and put to death, while in 2 Kings 9:27, he flees and is mortally wounded later.

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.

Paradox #1

There is a contradiction between 2 Kings 9:27 and 2 Chronicles 22:9 regarding the circumstances of Ahaziah's death. In 2 Kings, Ahaziah escapes to Beth Haggan, where he is pursued and killed. However, 2 Chronicles states that he was caught while hiding in Samaria and brought to Jehu, who then ordered his death. This inconsistency lies in where and how Ahaziah was killed.

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