Contradiction with 1 Samuel 8:3
Unlike David’s officials in 1 Chronicles 18:15, Samuel's sons accepted bribes and perverted justice, contradicting the notion of trustworthy administration.
1 Samuel 8:3: And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
Contradiction with 1 Kings 12:6-7
Contradicts 1 Chronicles 18:15 by showing Rehoboam's advisory team failing, leading to national division, unlike the stability in David's reign.
1 Kings 12:6-7: And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?
Contradiction with 2 Samuel 20:23
This verse presents the same officials like Joab as in 1 Chronicles 18:15 about David's administration but contrasts later actions where betrayal and failure occur.
2 Samuel 20:23: Now Joab [was] over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:
Contradiction with Judges 21:25
Highlights a period where there was no king, and everyone did as they saw fit, contradicting the ordered governance under King David in 1 Chronicles 18:15.
Judges 21:25: In those days [there was] no king in Israel: every man did [that which was] right in his own eyes.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 8:10
Reflects corruption among leaders and false prophets, which contradicts the established and presumably just rule under David’s officials in 1 Chronicles 18:15.
Jeremiah 8:10: Therefore will I give their wives unto others, [and] their fields to them that shall inherit [them]: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
Contradiction with Hosea 4:1-2
Describes a society without faithfulness, love, and acknowledgment of God, opposing the structured leadership seen in 1 Chronicles 18:15.
Hosea 4:1-2: Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because [there is] no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
Contradiction with Isaiah 10:1-2
Warns against unjust decrees and rulings, implying an opposite outcome of governance compared to the administration role seen in 1 Chronicles 18:15.
Isaiah 10:1-2: Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness [which] they have prescribed; [that write...: or, to the writers that write grievousness]