Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 3:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 3:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 3:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse tells us about King David and his children. It explains that David was king in a place called Hebron for seven and a half years and then he was king in Jerusalem for thirty-three years.

1 Chronicles 3:4: [These] six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 5:5

This verse states that David reigned over Judah in Hebron for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem over all Israel and Judah for thirty-three years, which aligns with 1 Chronicles 3:4, indicating a similar recount. However, for interpretative discussions about potential discrepancies, other contextual comparisons might be explored within the books.

2 Samuel 5:5: In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 2:11

This verse states that the days which David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years in Hebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem, mirroring 1 Chronicles 3:4 without direct contradiction, but relevant for cross-referencing durations mentioned across texts.

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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