Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 4:30

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 4:30 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 4:30. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, these are names of places where some families used to live a long time ago. They are part of a big list showing where different families and tribes stayed.

1 Chronicles 4:30: And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

Contradiction with 2 Kings 14:28

The territories listed do not match with those in 1 Chronicles 4:30.

2 Kings 14:28: Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, [which belonged] to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

Contradiction with Joshua 15:26-32

The towns mentioned in Joshua do not completely align with the ones referenced in 1 Chronicles 4:30.

Joshua 15:26-32: Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,

Contradiction with 1 Kings 4:7-10

The division of the land and the towns' role appears different compared to 1 Chronicles 4:30.

1 Kings 4:7-10: And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.

Contradiction with Judges 1:21-27

The conquest and possession of territories differ from the boundaries described in 1 Chronicles 4:30.

Judges 1:21-27: And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

Contradiction with Numbers 33:45-49

The encampments and their locations are in contrast with the towns listed in 1 Chronicles 4:30.

Numbers 33:45-49: And they departed from Iim, and pitched in Dibongad.
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