Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 27:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 27:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 27:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Chronicles, this verse tells us about a man named Jashobeam who was in charge of a big group of 24,000 soldiers for the first month. This shows us how organized and strong the army was back then.

1 Chronicles 27:2: Over the first course for the first month [was] Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:13

The commandment "Thou shalt not kill" contradicts the implication of military duties in 1 Chronicles 27:2.

Exodus 20:13: Thou shalt not kill.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:39

Jesus' teaching to "turn the other cheek" contradicts the notion of a military force ready for defense or offense.

Matthew 5:39: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

Contradiction with Isaiah 2:4

The prophecy of nations not learning war anymore contradicts the establishment of military divisions.

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]

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