Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 27:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 27:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 27:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Chronicles, Helez was a leader chosen to be in charge of a group of 24,000 soldiers for the seventh month. Helez was from the tribe of Ephraim, which was one of the groups that made up the people of Israel.

1 Chronicles 27:10: The seventh [captain] for the seventh month [was] Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.

Contradiction with Matthew 26:52

1 Chronicles 27:10 lists a military leader, whereas Matthew 26:52 advocates against the use of the sword and implies pacifism.

Matthew 26:52: Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

Contradiction with Exodus 20:13

The commandment "Thou shalt not kill" stands against the concept of having military leaders and forces as presented in 1 Chronicles 27:10.

Exodus 20:13: Thou shalt not kill.

Contradiction with Isaiah 2:4

This verse envisions a future without war, contradicting the military organization described in 1 Chronicles 27:10.

Isaiah 2:4: And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. [pruninghooks: or, scythes]

Contradiction with Zechariah 4:6

Emphasizes that success should come not by might, nor by power, but by God's spirit, which contradicts the reliance on military leaders.

Zechariah 4:6: Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This [is] the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. [might: or, army]
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