Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 15:24

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 15:24 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 15:24. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, some special priests played trumpets to honor a very important box called the Ark of God, and two men named Obededom and Jehiah helped make sure everything was safe and going well by taking care of the doors. Christians might see this as a way to show how people worked together to honor and worship God.

1 Chronicles 15:24: And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obededom and Jehiah [were] doorkeepers for the ark.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:1-8

This passage describes the Ark of the Covenant being brought into the Temple by Solomon, focusing on ritual duties performed by priests rather than Levites, conflicting with the emphasis on Levitical oversight in 1 Chronicles 15:24.

1 Kings 8:1-8: Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which [is] Zion. [chief: Heb. princes]

Contradiction with Numbers 4:15

Here, only Aaron's sons (priests) are explicitly given the responsibility to manage the holy objects, including the Ark, which contrasts with the appointment of Levites for the task in 1 Chronicles 15:24.

Numbers 4:15: And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear [it]: but they shall not touch [any] holy thing, lest they die. These [things are] the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 6:6-7

Uzzah is struck down for touching the Ark during transport, suggesting no specific mention of guidance via trumpets, contrasting the procedural detail involving priests in 1 Chronicles 15:24.

2 Samuel 6:6-7: And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth [his hand] to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook [it]. [Nachon: also called Chidon] [shook it: or, stumbled]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 10:8

This verse emphasizes that the Levites were chosen to carry the Ark without mention of trumpets or any other specific ritual actions delineated in 1 Chronicles 15:24.

Deuteronomy 10:8: At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.

Contradiction with Exodus 25:14-15

The instructions here involve carrying the Ark with rods, omitting procedural intricacies like blowing trumpets, as specified in 1 Chronicles 15:24.

Exodus 25:14-15: And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.
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