Contradictions

1 Chronicles

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• Scholarly consensus: Genuinely disputed among scholars

  Was Jeconiah childless?

  The tension: Jeremiah 22:28-30 records Yahweh telling the prophet to "write this man childless" — Jeconiah, king of Judah, will leave no descendant on the throne of David.

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• Scholarly consensus: Leans toward a genuine contradiction

  Who was Zerubbabel's father?

  The tension: 1 Chronicles 3:19 names Zerubbabel's father as Pedaiah.

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• Scholarly consensus: Widely regarded as a genuine contradiction

  Who were the sons of Benjamin?

  The tension: Four biblical lists of Benjamin's sons give four mutually incompatible rosters.

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• Scholarly consensus: Leans toward a genuine contradiction

  How many men did the chief of David's captains kill?

  The tension: 2 Samuel 23:8 says the chief of David's mighty men raised his spear against eight hundred men and killed them all in one encounter.

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• Scholarly consensus: Widely regarded as a genuine contradiction

  Who tempted David to number Israel?

  The tension: 2 Samuel 24:1 is unambiguous: "the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah." Yahweh h…

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• Scholarly consensus: Leans toward a genuine contradiction

  How many generations were between Levi and Moses?

  The tension: Exodus 6:16-20 and 1 Chronicles 6:1-3 and 1 Chronicles 23:6-12 all give the same three-generation chain from Levi to Moses: Levi -> Kohath -> Amram -> Moses.

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• Scholarly consensus: Leans toward a genuine contradiction

  Who were the sons of Heman?

  The tension: 1 Chronicles 25:4 lists fourteen sons of Heman by name: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamtiezer, Joshb…

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