Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 9:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 9:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 9:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, Shallum and his family were chosen to take care of the temple and make sure its doors were kept safe. They had an important job because they helped protect where people came to worship God.

1 Chronicles 9:19: And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, [were] over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, [being] over the host of the LORD, [were] keepers of the entry. [gates: Heb. thresholds]

Contradiction with Numbers 3:10

Assigns the duties of the priests, not gatekeeping.

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 Numbers 3:38

Stipulates that the Levites, not only the Korahites, guard the tabernacle.

Numbers 3:38: But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, [even] before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, [shall be] Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 23:32

States the broader Levitical responsibilities that include roles beyond gatekeeping.

1 Chronicles 23:32: And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy [place], and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 6:33-37

Lists Heman as a descendant of Kohath, with no mention of his role as a gatekeeper.

1 Chronicles 6:33-37: And these [are] they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel, [waited: Heb. stood]

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 26:1-19

Describes the divisions of gatekeepers among the descendants of Kore, not limited to Korahites.

1 Chronicles 26:1-19: Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites [was] Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. [Meshelemiah: also called, Shelemiah] [Asaph: also called, Ebiasaph]
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