Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 6:77
This verse lists a different set of towns given to the Levites, which varies in naming and number compared to those in 1 Chronicles 6:80.
1 Chronicles 6:77: Unto the rest of the children of Merari [were given] out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:
Contradiction with Joshua 21:35
Joshua 21:35 mentions different towns and numbers as given to the Levites compared to 1 Chronicles 6:80.
Joshua 21:35: Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.
Contradiction with 1 Kings 4:9-10
The regional officers and their respective allocations contradict the towns mentioned in 1 Chronicles 6:80 with differing names and locations.
1 Kings 4:9-10: The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan: [The son...: or, Bendekar]
Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 6:78
The allocation of cities to the Levites diverges in detail and scope from what is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 6:80, creating inconsistency in the biblical narrative.
1 Chronicles 6:78: And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, [were given them] out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,