The Skeptics' Overrated Bible on 2 Chronicles as analyzed by Sheila Rangslinger

• 1:12 That Solomon was the wisest and richest king to ever live is undoubtedly an exaggeration. Therefore it is also a false prophecy. It's more like an example of typical ancient hyperbole. And it's not in the genre of prophecy.
• 2:2 Solomon enlists a huge workforce (over 150,000 men) to construct a small chapel. (See 1 Kg.6:2 where the dimensions of the building are given as approximately 90 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 45 feet high.) See here. SAB seems to think they had modern construction equipment.
• 2:13 Was Hyram from the tribe of Dan or Naphthali? See here.
• 2:18 Were there 3600 or 3300 overseers? See here.
• 3:15 How high were the two pillars in front of the temple? 35 or 18 cubits? See here.
• 4:2 Since the molten sea was round with a diameter of ten cubits and a circumference of thirty cubits, we know that the biblical value (God's value) of Pi is exactly 3. But, of course, its actual value is approximately 3.14159. See here.
• 4:5 What was the volume of the molten sea in Solomon's temple? See here.
• 5:10 What was in the Ark of the Covenant? See here.
• 6:1 Does God dwell in darkness or in light? See here.
• 6:21 JW issue, we pass.
• 6:36 "For there is no man which sinneth not." But according to 1 John (3:6, 9, 5:18) some people do not, and indeed cannot, sin. Moreover, several individuals were perfect and therefore sinless: Noah, Asa, Job, Zechariah, and Elizabeth, Simeon, and Lot, for example. See here.
• 7:5 Solomon, when dedicating the temple, killed 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. All the blood, guts, pain, and suffering must have made God very happy. As we are sure SAB is very happy when he goes to Burger King, McDonalds, and KFC.
• 8:10 Solomon had 240 officers. Or was it 550? See here.
• 8:18 Did Huram send Solomon 450 or 420 talents of gold? See here.
• 9:25 Did Solomon have 4000 or 40,000 stalls for his horses? See here.
• 11:21 Rehoboam had 18 wives and 60 concubines. Once again, if silence implies consent, then God must approve of such arrangements. Silence doesn't imply consent. End of argument.
• 13:1-2 Who was Abijah's maternal grandmother? Uriel or Abishalom? See here.
• 13:15-20 God kills the king of Israel and helps Abijah kill 500,000 Israelites. "The children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the Lord God of their fathers." (That is, they had God on their side.) Yes and, what? Just argument by outrage.
• 13:21 "But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives." Apparently, in the eyes of God, a man's status is determined by the number of wives that he possesses. And that is said, where? I have just as much evidence to say that "Apparently in the eyes of SAB, a man's status is determined by how many goats he kisses."
• 14:3, 5 Did Asa remove the high places? See here.
• 14:8-13 In the largest single God-assisted massacre in the bible, Asa, with God's help, kills one million Ethiopians. And Asa should have just let all those Ethiopians come in and kill everyone, yes?
• 15:6 "God did vex them with all adversity." Consequently, "nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city." Argument by outrage and nothing else.
• 15:13 Whoever that does not seek the God of Israel should be executed. Ditto.
• 15:17 Did Asa remove the high places? See above.
• 15:17 "The heart of Asa was perfect all his days." Really, then why does the Bible so often claim that no one is perfect. See above.
• 16:1 When did Baasha die? See here.
• 16:9 "The eyes of the Lord run to and fro ..." Yes and, what? It's a metaphor for omniscience.
• 16:12 Asa, when he had a foot disease, went to physicians instead of seeking the Lord. Apparently, God disapproves of those who seek medical help rather than "seeking the Lord." Given the state of medical science in that day -- when dung was used in poultices -- that's not a bad idea.
• 17:5-6 Did Jehoshaphat take away the high places? See here.
• 18:22 God puts lies into the mouths of his prophets and speaks evil about people. See here.
• 19:2 Hate the sinner -- or God will pour his wrath out on you. Relevant answer here.
• 19:7 Does God have respect for anyone? See here.
• 20:31-33 Did Jehoshaphat take away the high places? See above.
• 21:9, 12 Jehoram began to reign after Elijah went to heaven (2 Kg.2:11, 8:16), so how could King Jehoram receive a letter from him? See here.
• 21:14-19 If you're not careful, god will kill your wives and children. Then he'll make you so sick that your bowels will fall out. He's just that type of guy. Argument by outrage. As though all you did to deserve this was fail to buy Park Place.
• 21:20, 22:1-2 Jehoram was 32 years old when he began to reign and he reigned for eight years and then died (a 40 years old). After his death, his youngest son Ahaziah began to reign at the age of 42 (22:1-2). so the son (Ahaziah) was two years older than his father!
• 22:2 Was Ahziah 42 or 22 when he began his reign? See here.
• 24:20 This verse says that Zechariah was the son of Jehoiada, but Jesus said that Zechariah was the son of Berechiah (Mt.23:35). See here.
• 24:24-25 Was Joash buried with the other kings? See here.
• 25:11-12 Amaziah, with the help of God, kills 10,000 people; another 10,000 he left alive so that he could have them thrown off a cliff to break them in pieces. Mere argument by outrage.
• 26:19-21 God makes Uziah a leper for burning incense without a license. Ditto.
• 28:6, 8 Pekah kills 120,000 people in one day "because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers." Ditto.
• 29:22, 24 The priests kill bullocks, rams, and lambs. The blood of the dead animals is then sprinkled on the altars. And SAB still hasn't forsaken hamburgers?
• 32:31 God has to test Hezekiah to see what is in his heart. But in several other Bible verses, it is claimed that God knows the minds and hearts of everyone. See here.
• 33:18-19 If you are interested in learning more about Manaasseh, read "The Sayings of the Seers" -- if you can find it, that is. And the problem is, what?
• 34:24-25, 28 God vows to "bring evil upon this place ... even all the curses that are written in the book." He says his "wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched." Argument by outrage.
• 35:23 Josiah died from an arrow wound in battle, not "in peace" as is promised in 2 Kg.22:20. See A HREF="http://www.tektonics.org/af/ebeextra.html#2kin2329">here.
• 35:24 Did Josiah die in Jerusalem or Megiddo? Ditto.
• 36:5-6 Did Jehoiakim die in Babylon or near Jerusalem? Kings does not say where he died (just hints he was buried in Jerusalem). Nor does Chronicles. Oops.
• 36:9 Was Jehoiachin 8 or 18 years old when he began to reign and did he reign for three months or three months and ten days? See here.
• 36:10 Was Zedekiah Nebuchadnezzar's brother or uncle? See here.
• 36:16-17 God gets angry with his people, so he sends the king of the Chaldees to kill all the "young men with the sword." He has compassion for no one, not even old men that are "stooped for age." In his tender mercy and loving kindness he has them all slaughtered. Argument by outrage.
• 36:22-23"The LORD his God be with him, and let him go up." Now how's that for a strange ending? Actually, the last two verses from 2 Chronicles are taken from the first few verses of Ezra. It just happens that whoever decided to tack these verses on (for whatever reason) forgot to finish the sentence! Strange only to SAB as a temporal provincialist. The repeated sentence assured people that they had the right continuation scroll.