Contradictions and Paradoxes in Judges 9:56

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Judges 9:56 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Judges 9:56. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Judges, God made sure that Abimelech got punished for being mean and hurting his own brothers. This shows that God sees when people do bad things and makes sure they are treated fairly.

Judges 9:56: Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

This verse states that the soul that sins shall die, and children will not share the guilt of the parent, contrary to Abimelech's scenario where retribution seems to apply to descendants.

Ezekiel 18:20: The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
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