Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 27:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 27:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 27:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the writer of Chronicles, Abiezer was a leader from the Benjamite tribe who was in charge of a big group of 24,000 soldiers during the ninth month. This tells us how King David's army was organized, with different leaders taking turns each month.

1 Chronicles 27:12: The ninth [captain] for the ninth month [was] Abiezer the Anetothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 4:7

1 Kings 4:7 states that there were twelve officers over all Israel, while 1 Chronicles 27:12 implies different leadership possibly due to the mention of tribal leaders for military divisions, presenting an inconsistency in the organizational structure of the rulers.

1 Kings 4:7: And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.

Contradiction with Numbers 2:18

Numbers 2:18 discusses tribal arrangements different from the military divisions in 1 Chronicles 27:12, showing a contradiction in how groups were organized.

Numbers 2:18: On the west side [shall be] the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim [shall be] Elishama the son of Ammihud.

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