Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 6:66

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 6:66 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 6:66. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, the families of the sons of Kohath were given towns from the tribe of Ephraim to live in. God made sure they had a good place to stay.

1 Chronicles 6:66: And [the residue] of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.

Contradiction with Judges 1:1

This verse mentions that after the death of Joshua, the Israelites sought the Lord for guidance, while 1 Chronicles 6:66 details the cities given to the Levites without reference to such guidance.

Judges 1:1: Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?

Contradiction with Joshua 21:1

Joshua 21:1 discusses the heads of the fathers of the Levites approaching Eleazar, the priest, and Joshua for towns to dwell in, contrasting with 1 Chronicles 6:66 which lists cities without this negotiation.

Joshua 21:1: Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:5

1 Kings 8:5 describes Solomon assembling Israel for the temple dedication, a significant event, whereas 1 Chronicles 6:66 specifies cities related to the priestly division, highlighting differences in use of cities and land.

1 Kings 8:5: And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, [were] with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude.

Contradiction with Nehemiah 7:73

In Nehemiah 7:73, the priests, Levites, and others dwelt in their cities after the return from exile, indicating resettlement after displacement, as opposed to the orderly allocation in 1 Chronicles 6:66.

Nehemiah 7:73: So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and [some] of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel [were] in their cities.
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