Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 22:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 22:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 22:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, David asked people in Israel who were not from there to help build a special house for God. He got stone workers to cut and shape the stones for the building.

1 Chronicles 22:2: And David commanded to gather together the strangers that [were] in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 6:7

Contradicts because 1 Chronicles 22:2 mentions preparing stones for building, whereas 1 Kings 6:7 states that the house was built of stone made ready before it was brought, so no hammer or iron tool was heard during construction.

1 Kings 6:7: And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe [nor] any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.

Paradox #1

The potential contradiction or inconsistency could be seen in the context of forced labor. The verse describes using foreigners as laborers to prepare materials for building the temple. This can raise ethical questions about utilizing people, possibly without their consent, for such work, which conflicts with modern views on human rights and personal freedom.

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