Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions Volume 1 by Ken Ham

Author:Ken Ham [Ham, Ken]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: RELIGION / Christian Theology / Apologetics, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Exegesis & Hermeneutics
ISBN: 9780890516003
Publisher: Master Books
Published: 2010-10-25T16:00:00+00:00

Two Ages at Once

Bodie Hodge and Stacia McKeever

How could Ahaziah be both 22 years old and 42 years old when he started to reign?

Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah the granddaughter of Omri, king of Israel (2 Kings 8:26).

Ahaziah was forty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah the granddaughter of Omri (2 Chronicles 22:2).

Was Ahaziah 22 or 42 years old when he became king of Judah? Ahaziah's true age when he became king of Judah is easy to discern by further research. In 2 Kings 8:17, Ahaziah's father Joram reigned for 8 years after beginning his reign at age 32. Joram was 40 when he died, showing that Ahaziah could not have been 42, but was instead 22 when he began his reign. So what does the 42 in 2 Chronicles 22:2 indicate?

There are two primary answers that Christian scholars have given. Either answer reveals there is no contradiction:

The 42 is in reference to the beginning of the kingly reign of which Ahaziah is a part.

This was a copyist error that changed the original 22 in 2 Chronicles 22:2 to 42.

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