Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 9:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 9:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 9:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, these names are part of a list that shows the many people who helped take care of God's house. It's like a roll call to remember everyone who had important jobs to do.

1 Chronicles 9:15: And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;

Contradiction with Numbers 3:10

This verse states that only Aaron and his descendants can serve as priests, contradicting the open mention of other families serving in the priesthood in 1 Chronicles 9:15.

Numbers 3:10: And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 1:1

This verse introduces Elkanah from the tribe of Ephraim, which cannot have Levites as priests, contradicting claims of varied tribal origin in the service roles suggested in 1 Chronicles 9:15.

1 Samuel 1:1: Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name [was] Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:

Contradiction with Hebrews 7:12

This verse indicates a change in priesthood necessitating a change in law, which suggests a different structure than described in 1 Chronicles 9:15.

Hebrews 7:12: For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.
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