Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 6:24

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 6:24 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 6:24. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse is a list of people from a family. It shows how one person became the dad of the next person in the list, like a family tree.

1 Chronicles 6:24: Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 6:22

This verse provides a different genealogical order, conflicting with the lineage list in 1 Chronicles 6:24.

1 Chronicles 6:22: The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, [Amminadab: or, Izhar]

Contradiction with Ezra 2:40

This verse lists a different number of Levites compared to the family numbers noted in 1 Chronicles 6:24.

Ezra 2:40: The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four. [Hodaviah: also called, Judah or Hodevah]

Contradiction with Nehemiah 7:43

The verse provides an alternative count or familial description, contrasting with what's detailed in 1 Chronicles 6:24.

Nehemiah 7:43: The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, [and] of the children of Hodevah, seventy and four. [Hodevah: also called, Hodaviah or Judah]

Contradiction with Numbers 26:57

This verse describes a different familial descent among Levites that contradicts the one found in 1 Chronicles 6:24.

Numbers 26:57: And these [are] they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.

Contradiction with Exodus 6:16-19

It gives a portrayal of Levite ancestors that may not align with the sequence described in 1 Chronicles 6:24.

Exodus 6:16-19: And these [are] the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi [were] an hundred thirty and seven years.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 1:1

Provides a different family or descendant background that could contradict the Levite lineage given in 1 Chronicles 6:24.

1 Samuel 1:1: Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name [was] Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 6:33

Offers a differing genealogy list from what is stated a few verses prior in 1 Chronicles 6:24.

1 Chronicles 6:33: And these [are] they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel, [waited: Heb. stood]

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 29:12

Shows a differing set of Levites involved, contradicting the inclusive list of families in 1 Chronicles 6:24.

2 Chronicles 29:12: Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah:
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