Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 20:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 20:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 20:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, kings usually went to fight battles when a new year began. Joab, a leader of the army, went to fight and win a battle, but King David stayed home in Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 20:1: And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out [to battle], Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it. [after...: Heb. at the return of the year]

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 11:1

While both passages describe the same event – the siege of Rabbah – 2 Samuel 11:1 states that David remained in Jerusalem, whereas further text details David's involvement in the situation that followed, which 1 Chronicles 20:1 does not.

2 Samuel 11:1: And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth [to battle], that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem. [after...: Heb. at the return of the year, or, in the spring]

Paradox #1

The verse in question mentions a war season, but it does not directly mention Bathsheba or David's wrongdoing with her, which is described in 2 Samuel 11. This omission can seem inconsistent or conflicting because both passages discuss events related to King David, yet they focus on different aspects or details of that time.

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