Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 12:37

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 12:37 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 12:37. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, many people from different tribes came together with lots of weapons to help in a big fight. They were all working as a team to support a leader named David.

1 Chronicles 12:37: And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:9

This verse encourages peace and being peacemakers, which may contradict the gathering of armed troops in 1 Chronicles 12:37.

Matthew 5:9: Blessed [are] the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:13

This commandment, "Thou shalt not kill," could be seen as contradictory to the preparation for battle in 1 Chronicles 12:37.

Exodus 20:13: Thou shalt not kill.

Contradiction with Romans 12:18

Advises living peaceably with all men, contrasting with the militaristic assembly described in 1 Chronicles 12:37.

Romans 12:18: If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

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