Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 23:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 23:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 23:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Chronicles, this verse tells us about two families named Laadan and Shimei in a group called the Gershonites. These families were important because they helped take care of the special tent where people worshipped God.

1 Chronicles 23:7: Of the Gershonites [were], Laadan, and Shimei. [Laadan: or, Libni]

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 6:31-32

1 Chronicles 23:7 lists the descendants of Gershon, while 1 Chronicles 6:31-32 refers to the duties of the Levites in David’s time, creating inconsistencies in the roles attributed to specific families.

1 Chronicles 6:31-32: And these [are they] whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest.

Contradiction with Exodus 6:16-17

1 Chronicles 23:7 identifies the sons of Gershon as Laadan and Shimei, yet Exodus 6:16-17 only lists Libni and Shimei as sons, suggesting differing accounts of Gershon's descendants.

Exodus 6:16-17: And these [are] the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi [were] an hundred thirty and seven years.

Contradiction with Numbers 3:17-23

Numbers 3:17-23 gives a census count and details of the Gershonite families which differ from the lineage information in 1 Chronicles 23:7, specifically in the enumeration and naming of families.

Numbers 3:17-23: And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
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