Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 8:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 8:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 8:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Kings, the priests and Levites were special helpers who carried the important ark and the tent where people talked to God, along with all the special items used inside. They did this to bring everything to a new place where everyone could gather and worship God together.

1 Kings 8:4: And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that [were] in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up.

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 6:13

2 Samuel 6:13 mentions the Levites carrying the Ark of the LORD but emphasizes sacrifices after six steps, contrasting the procedure in 1 Kings 8:4.

2 Samuel 6:13: And it was [so], that when they that bare the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 15:2

States that David decided that only the Levites may carry the Ark of God, which is different from the priests carrying in 1 Kings 8:4.

1 Chronicles 15:2: Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever. [None...: Heb. It is not to carry the ark of God, but for the Levites]

Contradiction with Numbers 10:21

Refers to the Kohathites carrying holy things, and taken down the tabernacle; does not mention priests as carriers, contrasting with 1 Kings 8:4.

Numbers 10:21: And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and [the other] did set up the tabernacle against they came. [the other: that is, the Gershonites and the Merarites]

Contradiction with Exodus 25:14

Commands inserting poles into rings on the Ark specifically for the purpose of the carrying, not specifying priests or Levites, creating a procedural contradiction with 1 Kings 8:4.

Exodus 25:14: And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.
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