Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 26:31

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 26:31 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 26:31. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, Jerijah was a leader among his people, and during King David's rule, some brave and strong men were found in his family. These men were discovered in a place called Jazer of Gilead.

1 Chronicles 26:31: Among the Hebronites [was] Jerijah the chief, [even] among the Hebronites, according to the generations of his fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer of Gilead.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:13

1 Samuel 16:13 describes the anointing of David, while 1 Chronicles 26:31 discusses the leadership of the Hebronites, suggesting a different leadership focus.

1 Samuel 16:13: Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 5:4

2 Samuel 5:4 indicates David became king at a young age, whereas 1 Chronicles 26:31 mentions Hebronite leadership at a later age.

2 Samuel 5:4: David [was] thirty years old when he began to reign, [and] he reigned forty years.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 11:1-3

1 Chronicles 11:1-3 details David's anointing as king over Israel, in contrast to the focus on Hebronite leadership in 1 Chronicles 26:31.

1 Chronicles 11:1-3: Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we [are] thy bone and thy flesh.
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