Contradiction with 1 Kings 1:1
1 Kings describes David as aged and unable to keep warm, whereas 1 Chronicles 1:51 notes leaders' deaths without focusing on David's final days.
1 Kings 1:1: Now king David was old [and] stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat. [stricken...: Heb. entered into days]
Contradiction with 2 Samuel 2:4
David is anointed king over Judah immediately after Saul's death, contrasting with Chronicles which summarizes leadership changes without detail.
2 Samuel 2:4: And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, [That] the men of Jabeshgilead [were they] that buried Saul.
Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:11
God regrets making Saul king due to his disobedience, while Chronicles merely lists Saul among the leaders with no mention of his disobedience or God's regret.
1 Samuel 15:11: It repenteth me that I have set up Saul [to be] king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night.
Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:1
God instructs Samuel to anoint a new king after Saul, indicating a rejection of Saul, which is not emphasized in the Chronicles account.
1 Samuel 16:1: And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
Contradiction with 2 Samuel 5:3
David is made king over Israel, while in 1 Chronicles 1:51, the focus remains on Edomite leaders, not Israelite kingship transitions.
2 Samuel 5:3: So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.