Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 4:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 4:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 4:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, Meonothai had a son named Ophrah, and Seraiah had a son named Joab, who was important in a place where people made things with their hands. This verse tells us about families and their special skills in making things.

1 Chronicles 4:14: And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen. [valley: or, inhabitants of the valley] [Charashim: that is, craftsmen] [Hathath...: or, Hathath, and Meonothai, who begat, etc]

Contradiction with Genesis 1:31

It states everything God made was very good, conflicting with the implication of hardship in building emphasized in 1 Chronicles 4:14.

Genesis 1:31: And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. [And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.]

Contradiction with Exodus 20:9

This verse highlights working for six days, while 1 Chronicles 4:14 focuses on a specific labor achievement, contradicting the broad workweek notion.

Exodus 20:9: Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

Contradiction with Proverbs 10:4

Suggests diligent work leads to wealth, contradicting the lack of further achievements by Joab’s family hinted in 1 Chronicles 4:14.

Proverbs 10:4: He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 2:11

It mentions work as vanity and a vexation, contradicting the often positive view of labor in 1 Chronicles 4:14.

Ecclesiastes 2:11: Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all [was] vanity and vexation of spirit, and [there was] no profit under the sun.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19

Advises against laying up treasures on Earth, contradicting the significance given to architectural accomplishments in 1 Chronicles 4:14.

Matthew 6:19: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
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