Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 7:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 7:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 7:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, Tola had brave sons who were strong and important leaders. During the time of King David, there were 22,600 of these strong men from Tola's family.

1 Chronicles 7:2: And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house, [to wit], of Tola: [they were] valiant men of might in their generations; whose number [was] in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 2:3

Lists Judah as having three sons by Tamar, not mentioning Izrahiah or any descendants linked directly from Tola which are the focus of 1 Chronicles 7:2.

1 Chronicles 2:3: The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: [which] three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.

Contradiction with Numbers 26:5-51

Details the count of Israelites from various tribes, showing different numbers than those mentioned for the descendants of Tola in 1 Chronicles 7:2.

Numbers 26:5-51: Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben; Hanoch, [of whom cometh] the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites:

Contradiction with Genesis 46:13

Lists the sons of Issachar as Tola, Phuvah, Job, and Shimron, without mentioning any grandsons or subsequent descendants, differing in detailed lineage focus compared to 1 Chronicles 7:2.

Genesis 46:13: And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron. [Phuvah, and Job: or, Puah, and Jashub]

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 7:6

Details the sons of Benjamin as being three in total, without showing any connection to the specific lineage mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7:2 which focuses on Tola's descendants.

1 Chronicles 7:6: [The sons] of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.

Contradiction with Judges 5:15

Mentions the princes of Issachar, without any reference to the specific family line or descendants indicated in 1 Chronicles 7:2, thus focusing on different figures.

Judges 5:15: And the princes of Issachar [were] with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben [there were] great thoughts of heart. [foot: Heb. his feet] [thoughts: Heb. impressions] [For: or, In]
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