How Old Was Ahaziah When He Became King?

A question has been raised about Ahaziah's age when he became king. One passage in the Bible says he was 22 while another says he was 42.  How can one reconcile these two "opposing" ages? Let's begin by examining the verses themselves. In the account of the Book of Kings, it says:  “Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign;…

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How Many Stalls Did Solomon Have?

King Solomon was famous for his wisdom and wealth, and there are passages in the Bible that refer to his riches. But there seems to be a contradiction in two of these passages – how many stalls did Solomon have It says in the Book of Kings: “And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.” (1 Kings…

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How many “baths” were in the Molten Sea in Solomon’s Temple?‎ 

The Molten Sea was a large brazen (bronze) reservoir for water which stood in the court of Solomon's Temple used for storing the water in which the priests washed their hands and their feet. In the account of the Book of Kings it says:  “And it was a handbreadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers…

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How did Judas die? Who bought the Potter’s field?

Let’s imagine a hypothetical situation where someone asks you to get a piece of paper from their desk, and you actually go and find that there is no paper on the desk, but you found a piece of paper on the floor and the window was open, would you think that this person lied to you? Or would you conclude that the paper may…

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