Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 9:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 9:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 9:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, this verse shows a list of important family names. It helps us understand who was part of the special group taking care of God's house long ago.

1 Chronicles 9:12: And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 6:3

States Amariah as a descendant of Aaron, potentially conflicting with the genealogy mentioned in 1 Chronicles 9:12.

1 Chronicles 6:3: And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

Contradiction with Nehemiah 11:12

Lists different descendants of Seraiah, possibly differing from those listed in 1 Chronicles 9:12.

Nehemiah 11:12: And their brethren that did the work of the house [were] eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah,

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 24:11

Gives a different priestly division order than might be inferred from 1 Chronicles 9:12.

1 Chronicles 24:11: The ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,

Contradiction with Ezra 10:2

Mentions a priest from a different context and setting, which may create an apparent discrepancy with the line of priests referred to in 1 Chronicles 9:12.

Ezra 10:2: And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, [one] of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.
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