Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 2:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 2:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 2:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, Zeruiah and Abigail were sisters, and Zeruiah had three sons named Abishai, Joab, and Asahel. These sons were known for being brave and important in the stories of David's time.

1 Chronicles 2:16: Whose sisters [were] Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:10-11

In 1 Chronicles 2:16, Jesse has seven sons, but 1 Samuel 16:10-11 suggests David was the eighth son after seven passed before Samuel.

1 Samuel 16:10-11: Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 17:12

It states Jesse had eight sons, contradicting the seven sons mentioned in 1 Chronicles 2:16.

1 Samuel 17:12: Now David [was] the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name [was] Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men [for] an old man in the days of Saul.
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