Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 21:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 21:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 21:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Chronicles, when David came to see Ornan, Ornan showed respect by bowing down with his face to the ground. This means Ornan wanted to show David that he was important and honored.

1 Chronicles 21:21: And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshingfloor, and bowed himself to David with [his] face to the ground.

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 24:18-24

The account of purchasing the threshing floor differs in detail regarding the seller's title, name, and the interaction between David and the seller.

2 Samuel 24:18-24: And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite. [Araunah: Heb. Araniah]

Contradiction with Exodus 20:13

1 Chronicles 21 involves actions leading to a deadly plague, conflicting with the commandment "Thou shalt not kill."

Exodus 20:13: Thou shalt not kill.

Contradiction with Numbers 23:19

This verse asserts that God does not change His mind, while 1 Chronicles 21 shows God changing His course in response to David's actions.

Numbers 23:19: God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Contradiction with Genesis 22:2

God asks Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, differing from the mercy shown when David builds an altar in response to the angel's message.

Genesis 22:2: And he said, Take now thy son, thine only [son] Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
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