Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 29:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 29:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 29:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse explains that King David was in charge of Israel for a long time, first as king in a place called Hebron for seven years, and then in Jerusalem for thirty-three years. It shows how David was an important leader for the Israelites for forty years altogether.

1 Chronicles 29:27: And the time that he reigned over Israel [was] forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three [years] reigned he in Jerusalem.

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 5:4

States David reigned over Israel for forty years, which contradicts details about reign years different from those in 1 Chronicles 29:27.

2 Samuel 5:4: David [was] thirty years old when he began to reign, [and] he reigned forty years.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 2:11

Also mentions that David reigned over Israel for forty years, potentially conflicting with any different reign periods mentioned elsewhere.

1 Kings 2:11: And the days that David reigned over Israel [were] forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
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