Answers – To Difficult Questions (2nd Chronicles)

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2 Chronicles 2:2 – How many supervisors were there? 3,300 or 3,600?

2 Chronicles 4:2 – What about The Molten Sea

2 Chronicles 4:2 – The diameter of a bowl is mathematically incorrect

2 Chronicles 4:5 – How many baths, 2,000 or 3,000?

2 Chronicles 7:8–10—Why did Solomon fail to keep the fast as the law commanded?

2 Chronicles 7:12ff—Does God dwell in a chosen temple?

2 Chronicles 7:12- Did God dwell in the Temple, or is he omnipresent?

2 Chronicles 9:21—Did Solomon’s ships get gold from Tarshish or from Ophir?

2 Chronicles 9:25 – How can this verse say Solomon had 4,000 stalls when 1 Kings 4:26 says he had 40,000 stalls?

2 Chronicles 9:25 – How many stalls did Solomon have?

2 Chronicles 9:25 – How many stalls of horses did Solomon have, 4,000 or 40,000? 1 Kings 4:26 and 2 Chronicles 9:25 have different amounts. Which is true?

2 Chronicles 11:20 – Who was King Abijah’s mother?

2 Chronicles 13:4–22—Was Abijah a wicked or a righteous king?

2 Chronicles 14:9—How can this verse make reference to Zerah the Ethiopian, when there are no historical records of such a person?

2 Chronicles 16:1—How can this verse say Baasha king of Israel built Ramah in the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa?

2 Chronicles 20:1-2 – The problem of “Aram”

2 Chronicles 21:12—How could Elijah have sent a letter long after his departure into heaven?

2 Chronicles 22:1—Were Jehoram’s sons taken captive or were they killed?

2 Chronicles 22:2 – How old was Ahaziah when he began to rule over Jerusalem?

2 Chronicles 22:8—Were Ahaziah’s brothers slain or were they his brother’s sons?

2 Chronicles 28:24—Did Ahaz encourage or oppose worship in the Jerusalem temple?

2 Chronicles 33:10–17—Why is the repentance of Manasseh recorded here, but no mention is made of it in 2 Kings?

2 Chronicles 34:3–5—If Josiah demolished idolatry, then why does it say Manasseh did it earlier?

2 Chronicles 36:6—Was Jehoiakim carried to Babylon or did he die in Jerusalem?

2 Chronicles 36:9 – How old was Jehoiachin when he became king?