Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 12:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 12:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 12:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Chronicles, these brave people crossed a very big river when it was really full and fast, and they were able to chase away the people living in the valleys on both sides. They did something really difficult and won.

1 Chronicles 12:15: These [are] they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all [them] of the valleys, [both] toward the east, and toward the west. [overflown: Heb. filled over]

Contradiction with Joshua 3:15-16

Joshua 3:15-16 describes the miraculous stopping of the Jordan River's flow as the Israelites crossed over. While both accounts involve crossing a water barrier, Joshua's account emphasizes divine intervention, unlike the natural crossing described in 1 Chronicles 12:15.

Joshua 3:15-16: And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,)

Contradiction with Psalm 114:3

This verse poetically describes the sea fleeing and the Jordan turning back in response to God’s presence, contrasting the natural river crossing noted in 1 Chronicles 12:15 where there's no reference to miraculous events.

Psalm 114:3: The sea saw [it], and fled: Jordan was driven back.
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