Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 8:28

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 8:28 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 8:28. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, this verse tells us about important family leaders who lived in the city of Jerusalem. It shows that these family heads were respected and well-known in their community.

1 Chronicles 8:28: These [were] heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief [men]. These dwelt in Jerusalem.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 17:12

1 Samuel 17:12 lists different family lineage for Jesse, contradicting the family names mentioned in 1 Chronicles 8:28.

1 Samuel 17:12: Now David [was] the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name [was] Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men [for] an old man in the days of Saul.

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 23:8

2 Samuel 23:8 gives an account of chief men and leaders that differs from the leaders in 1 Chronicles 8:28.

2 Samuel 23:8: These [be] the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same [was] Adino the Eznite: [he lift up his spear] against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time. [The Tachmonite...: or, Joshebbassebet the Tachmonite, head of the three] [whom he...: Heb. slain] [he lift...: from (1ch:) whom he...: Heb. slain]

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 9:34

1 Chronicles 9:34 provides a different list of genealogies than those in 1 Chronicles 8:28.

1 Chronicles 9:34: These chief fathers of the Levites [were] chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem.

Contradiction with Nehemiah 11:6

Nehemiah 11:6 states a different figure for residents that contrasts with the household numbers in 1 Chronicles 8:28.

Nehemiah 11:6: All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem [were] four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.
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