Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 26:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 26:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 26:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, this verse lists the names of some of Obededom's sons. It helps show that the Bible keeps track of families and people who were important in serving God.

1 Chronicles 26:4: Moreover the sons of Obededom [were], Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 2:7

This verse states that the Lord makes some poor and others rich, contradicting the blessings of Obed-edom's family solely due to the Ark's presence as mentioned in 1 Chronicles 26:4.

1 Samuel 2:7: The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.

Contradiction with Psalm 37:25

This verse suggests the righteous are never forsaken, contradicting the specific blessings to Obed-edom in 1 Chronicles 26:4, which implies selective favor rather than universal provision.

Psalm 37:25: I have been young, and [now] am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

Contradiction with Job 1:21

This verse shows that the Lord gives and takes away, which could counter the notion in 1 Chronicles 26:4 that blessings are continuous and assured for Obed-edom's lineage.

Job 1:21: And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:11

This verse emphasizes chance and is contrary to the idea of divinely determined blessings as specifically noted for Obed-edom's family in 1 Chronicles 26:4.

Ecclesiastes 9:11: I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:45

This verse states that God makes the sun rise on both the evil and the good, differing from the selective favor apparent in 1 Chronicles 26:4.

Matthew 5:45: That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
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