Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 20:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 20:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 20:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, when a mean warrior was making fun of the people of Israel, Jonathan, who was the son of David's brother Shimea, bravely defeated him. This story shows that being brave and standing up to bullies is important.

1 Chronicles 20:7: But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him. [defied: or, reproached] [Shimea: also called Shammah]

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 21:19

This verse attributes the killing of Goliath's brother Lahmi to Elhanan, not to Jonathan, contradicting the account in 1 Chronicles 20:7.

2 Samuel 21:19: And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew [the brother of] Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear [was] like a weaver's beam. [Jaareoregim: or, Jair]

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