Contradiction with 2 Samuel 24:24
This verse parallels with 1 Chronicles 21:24, where David insists on paying the full price for the threshing floor. However, there is a contradiction in the amount paid as the accounts differ, with 2 Samuel mentioning fifty shekels of silver, while 1 Chronicles doesn’t specify the amount in this verse.
2 Samuel 24:24: And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy [it] of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
Paradox #1
The contradiction could be that in some biblical narratives, God instructs buying or taking land by force or as a gift, while in 1 Chronicles 21:24, the emphasis is on paying the full price to honor God. This raises questions about consistency in how transactions or offerings are supposed to be handled according to divine instruction.
Paradox #2
The potential contradiction with the verse is about the requirement of offering something that costs the giver. This might seem inconsistent with other parts of the Bible where offerings are accepted even if they do not come at a personal cost, as long as they are given with a sincere heart.