Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 24:8

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According to the author of the book of 2 Samuel, this verse tells us about a time when King David's men traveled all over the country and came back home after almost ten months. This shows how they worked for a long time to gather important information for the king.

2 Samuel 24:8: So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 21:5

It provides different numbers for the people counted in the census conducted by Joab.

1 Chronicles 21:5: And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all [they of] Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah [was] four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.

Paradox #1

In "2 Samuel 24:8", there's a historical inconsistency when compared to "1 Chronicles 21:5". Both passages deal with the census of Israel, but they report different numbers for the count of the people. This difference in figures creates a conflict in the historical account of the census.

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