Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 5:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 5:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 5:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the chronicler, this verse means that the people lived in a place called Gilead and Bashan, as well as nearby towns and areas around a place called Sharon. It tells us where they made their homes and shows how big their land was.

1 Chronicles 5:16: And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders. [their...: Heb. their goings forth]

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 5:18

This verse lists specific warriors and their capabilities, contradicting 1 Chronicles 5:16's focus on dwelling places.

1 Chronicles 5:18: The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, [were] four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war. [valiant...: Heb. sons of valour]

Contradiction with Judges 5:16

This verse speaks of staying among the sheepfolds, contrasting the more expansive territorial description in 1 Chronicles 5:16.

Judges 5:16: Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben [there were] great searchings of heart. [For: or, In]

Contradiction with Joshua 13:29-31

This allocation of land to half the tribe of Manasseh is detailed, complicating 1 Chronicles 5:16's simpler account of dwellings and territories.

Joshua 13:29-31: And Moses gave [inheritance] unto the half tribe of Manasseh: and [this] was [the possession] of the half tribe of the children of Manasseh by their families.

Contradiction with Numbers 32:33

This verse covers the distribution of lands to Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, which may differ from the living areas suggested in 1 Chronicles 5:16.

Numbers 32:33: And Moses gave unto them, [even] to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, [even] the cities of the country round about.

Contradiction with Joshua 17:1-2

This detailed description of territories assigned to the tribe of Manasseh contrasts the less specific area descriptions in 1 Chronicles 5:16.

Joshua 17:1-2: There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he [was] the firstborn of Joseph; [to wit], for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.
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