Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 52:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 52:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 52:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, Zedekiah started to be king when he was just 21 years old, and he was king for 11 years in Jerusalem. His mom's name was Hamutal, and her dad was Jeremiah from a place called Libnah.

Jeremiah 52:1: Zedekiah [was] one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. [began...: Heb. reigned]

Contradiction with 2 Kings 24:18

This verse gives a different account of Zedekiah’s age (21 years old) and reign duration (11 years), matching Jeremiah 52:1 but seemingly contradicting the implications around the events of his rule in other scriptural contexts.

2 Kings 24:18: Zedekiah [was] twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

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