Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 11:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 11:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 11:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, this verse means that the city was made stronger and safer because Joab fixed and improved it. It's like when someone takes care of a broken toy and makes it like new again.

1 Chronicles 11:8: And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city. [repaired: Heb. revived]

Contradiction with 1 Kings 2:11

Contradiction arises in the years and events of David's reign which differ in historical accounts.

1 Kings 2:11: And the days that David reigned over Israel [were] forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 5:6-7

1 Chronicles 11:8 references the building of the city, while 2 Samuel 5:6-7 describes the conquest of the Jebusites, which could confuse the timeframes and order of events.

2 Samuel 5:6-7: And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither. [thinking...: or, saying David shall not, etc]

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 5:9

Different terminology and emphasis in describing David's structural and urban contributions could lead to differing interpretations of the events' specifics and significance.

2 Samuel 5:9: So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 3:4

Different recounts of David's reign in Hebron versus Jerusalem, presenting chronological inconsistencies or alternate emphasis on Jerusalem's development.

1 Chronicles 3:4: [These] six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.
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