Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 22:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 22:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 22:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, God provided many skilled workers to help build important things. These workers could cut stones and wood and were very good at making and building all sorts of things.

1 Chronicles 22:15: Moreover [there are] workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work. [workers...: that is, masons and carpenters]

Contradiction with Exodus 35:2

Contradicts by emphasizing the importance of resting on the Sabbath, whereas 1 Chronicles 22:15 implies ongoing labor needed for construction.

Exodus 35:2: Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death. [an...: Heb. holiness]

Contradiction with Genesis 11:6-7

Contradicts by describing God's disapproval of collaborative human building (Tower of Babel) vs. approval and support for Solomon’s temple construction in 1 Chronicles 22:15.

Genesis 11:6-7: And the LORD said, Behold, the people [is] one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.

Contradiction with Luke 14:28-30

Contradicts by highlighting the need to count the cost before beginning construction, contrasting with David's provision in 1 Chronicles 22:15 without mention of costs.

Luke 14:28-30: For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have [sufficient] to finish [it]?

Contradiction with Jeremiah 22:13

Contradicts by condemning forced labor and injustice in building a house, whereas 1 Chronicles 22:15 accepts large labor forces for temple work.

Jeremiah 22:13: Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; [that] useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19-20

Contradicts by advising against accumulating earthly treasures, conflicting with the accumulation of materials and laborers in 1 Chronicles 22:15.

Matthew 6:19-20: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
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