Contradiction with Numbers 3:39
This verse states the total number of Levites in the time of Moses, which varies from the distinctions made in the divisions established among the sons of Eleazar and Ithamar in 1 Chronicles 24:4.
Numbers 3:39: All that were numbered of the Levites, which Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD, throughout their families, all the males from a month old and upward, [were] twenty and two thousand.
Contradiction with 1 Samuel 2:27-36
This passage presents a prophecy of the decline of the house of Eli (Ithamar's line), suggesting a different outcome from the distribution of Levites seen in 1 Chronicles 24:4.
1 Samuel 2:27-36: And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house?
Contradiction with Exodus 40:13-15
Here, Aaron and his sons are ordained to perpetual priesthood, implying an initial singular priestly line versus the more complex division into twenty-four orders in 1 Chronicles 24:4.
Exodus 40:13-15: And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
Contradiction with Hebrews 7:11-12
This New Testament verse suggests a change in the priesthood with Jesus from the order of Melchizedek, which contrasts with the Old Testament priestly order division in 1 Chronicles 24:4.
Hebrews 7:11-12: If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need [was there] that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
Contradiction with 1 Samuel 2:28
This verse emphasizes Eli's election and his family's unique priestly position, contrasting with the later broader division of priestly duties in 1 Chronicles 24:4.
1 Samuel 2:28: And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel [to be] my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?