He burned Yahweh’s house, the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, he burned with fire.
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He burned Yahweh’s house, the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, he burned with fire.
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Questions where the Bible appears to say two different things, with the passages on each side set together.
Both 2 Kings 25:8-9 and Jeremiah 52:12-13 are describing the same event — Nebuzaradan torching Solomon's temple in the fifth month of Nebuchadnezzar's nineteenth year. The problem is the date.
Critical scholarship: Leans toward a genuine contradiction.
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"2 Kings 25:9 — Scripture Analysis" GEBible, https://gebible.app/analysis/verse/2-kings/25/9?version=WEB (retrieved 27 August 2026).