Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 9:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 9:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 9:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, this verse explains that long ago, the Israelites, along with special helpers like priests, Levites, and Nethinims, were the first to live in these important cities. They had special jobs to do for their community and God.

1 Chronicles 9:2: Now the first inhabitants that [dwelt] in their possessions in their cities [were], the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 9:20-21

Describes certain populations of the land remaining and serving Solomon, not being destroyed according to God's command to drive them out, which contradicts 1 Chronicles 9:2 mentioning the true Israelites including priests and Levites.

1 Kings 9:20-21: [And] all the people [that were] left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which [were] not of the children of Israel,

Contradiction with Ezra 2:43-58

Lists Nethinim and children of Solomon's servants who went up from Babylon, differing from the list focusing on Israelites, priests, and Levites in 1 Chronicles 9:2.

Ezra 2:43-58: The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,

Paradox #1

1 Chronicles 9:2 can seem to contradict other parts of the Bible because it discusses the people returning from exile, but the list of groups and their numbers might not match exactly with similar lists in other books like Ezra or Nehemiah. These differences in details could be due to variations in sources or copying errors over time.

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