Problem: How long did Jehoiachin rule over Jerusalem? Is it a copyist error or a mistake in the original document? 2 Kings 24:8 and 2 Chronicles 36:9
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30
Sep
2023
29
Sep
2023
2 Chronicles 36:9 – How old was Jehoiachin when he became king?
Problem: How old was Jehoiachin when he became king? 2 Chronicles 36:9 and 2 Kings 24:8. The correct age of Jehoiachin was 18, not 8.
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28
Sep
2023
2 Chronicles 22:2 – How old was Ahaziah when he began to rule over Jerusalem?
Problem: How old was Ahaziah when he began to rule over Jerusalem? 2 Kings 8:26 and 2 Chronicles 22:2. The correct age of Ahaziah when he began to rule over Jerusalem is 22.
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27
Sep
2023
2 Chronicles 20:1-2 – The problem of “Aram”
Problem: Is there a geographical error in 2 Chronicles 20:1-2? The problem of “Aram” 2 Chronicles 20 provides an account of a coalition of enemies who gather against King Jehoshaphat of Judah and how God delivers His people from these invaders. Some critics, however, claim that 2 Chronicles 20:1-2 makes a geographical error when describing where the invading party comes from. While the passage does present an apparent difficulty, the critics are incorrect. The author of 2 Chronicles is not in error.
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26
Sep
2023
2 Chronicles 11:20 – Who was King Abijah’s mother?
Problem: Who was King Abijah’s mother? King Abijah’s mother was Micaiah, a different spelling of Maacah.
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25
Sep
2023
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?
Problem: 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?
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24
Sep
2023
2 Chronicles 9:25 – How many stalls did Solomon have?
Problem: 1 Kings 4:26 states that Solomon had 40,000 stalls. However, 2 Chronicles 9:25 states that he had 4,000. Which is true?
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23
Sep
2023
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?
Problem: In recording the prosperity of Solomon, this passage states that he had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots. However, 1 Chronicles 9:25 affirms that Solomon had only 4,000 stalls for horses. Which one is right?
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21
Sep
2023
2 Chronicles 7:12 – Did God dwell in the Temple, or is he omnipresent?
Problem: Solomon says, “I have surely built You [God] a lofty house, a place for Your dwelling forever” (1 Kings 8:13). Does this mean that God was confined to a space? Does it mean that he really isn’t omnipresent?
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20
Sep
2023
2 Chronicles 4:5 – How many baths, 2,000 or 3,000?
Problem: How many baths, 2,000 or 3,000 in 1 Kings 7 and 2 Chronicles 4?
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