Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 9:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 9:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 9:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, this verse tells us about a group of people named Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, and Ahiman who were important doorkeepers. Shallum was the leader of these doorkeepers, and they worked together to take care of the entrances.

1 Chronicles 9:17: And the porters [were], Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum [was] the chief;

Contradiction with Ezra 2:42

In this verse, the number of gatekeepers mentioned contradicts the listing of gatekeepers in 1 Chronicles 9:17.

Ezra 2:42: The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, [in] all an hundred thirty and nine.

Contradiction with Nehemiah 7:45

The number of gatekeepers recorded here differs from that in 1 Chronicles 9:17, leading to a numerical contradiction.

Nehemiah 7:45: The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and eight.
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