Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 29:29

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

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, this verse tells us that all the stories about King David were written down by people who knew him well, like Samuel, Nathan, and Gad, so we can remember what he did. It's like having important memories written in special books so everyone can know about them.

1 Chronicles 29:29: Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they [are] written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer, [book: or, history: Heb. words]

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 9:9

1 Samuel refers to prophets as "seers," but 1 Chronicles 29:29 makes a distinction between Samuel the seer and Nathan the prophet, suggesting different roles or titles.

1 Samuel 9:9: (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for [he that is] now [called] a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)

Contradiction with 1 Kings 22:14

Micaiah vows to speak only what the Lord says, while 1 Chronicles 29:29 attributes additional written chronicles to seers and prophets, implying potential human influence.

1 Kings 22:14: And Micaiah said, [As] the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.

Contradiction with Amos 3:7

Amos states that God reveals His plans only to prophets, yet 1 Chronicles 29:29 credits seers and prophets with documenting events, which may include more than divine revelations.

Amos 3:7: Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 14:14

Jeremiah warns against false visions and divinations, which contradicts the implication in 1 Chronicles 29:29 that all records by prophets are true.

Jeremiah 14:14: Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 18:20

This verse outlines the death penalty for false prophets, suggesting stricter criteria for prophecy than what 1 Chronicles 29:29 might imply regarding recorded works.

Deuteronomy 18:20: But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.
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