Contradiction claim
How old was Ahaziah when he began to reign?
Kings and Chronicles both give Ahaziah’s age at accession and both give the same reign length of one year, but the ages differ by twenty years: twenty-two in 2 Kings, forty-two in 2 Chronicles. The forty-two figure would make Ahaziah older than his own father at the time of his accession, on the reign lengths the same books supply.
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How to read this record
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Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel.
Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Athaliah the daughter of Omri.
Why they appear to conflict
AnalysisEach side states a proposition attributable to its passages. A claim is not assumed to have exactly two sides.
2 Kings
Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he began to reign.