Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 26:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 26:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 26:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, this verse means that Obed-Edom had many sons, including Ammiel, Issachar, and Peulthai, because God blessed him. It shows that God's blessings can bring lots of good things, like a big family, to people who follow Him.

1 Chronicles 26:5: Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God blessed him. [him: that is, Obededom]

Contradiction with Proverbs 10:22

This verse suggests that the blessing of the Lord brings wealth without painful toil, whereas 1 Chronicles 26:5 attributes blessings specifically to the Lord's favor in lineage and service.

Proverbs 10:22: The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:45

This verse states that God causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, contrasting with 1 Chronicles 26:5 implying blessings are tied to specific individuals or actions.

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.

Contradiction with Romans 3:23

This verse indicates that all have sinned and fall short of God’s glory, whereas 1 Chronicles 26:5 might imply a direct favor or blessing not bound by sin or imperfection.

Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:11

This verse emphasizes how time and chance happen to all, which contrasts with the specific blessings highlighted in 1 Chronicles 26:5.

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 Job 1:21

This verse acknowledges that the Lord gives and takes away, contrasting with 1 Chronicles 26:5's implication of a stable blessing or favor.

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.
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