Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 23:3
This verse describes David's organization of Levites from age thirty and upward, which contrasts with the involvement of Levites like Hattush, potentially younger, accompanying Ezra.
1 Chronicles 23:3: Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.
Contradiction with Nehemiah 8:7
Lists Levites teaching the law to the people, suggesting the need for a larger group compared to just Hattush to fulfill religious duties.
Nehemiah 8:7: Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people [stood] in their place.
Contradiction with Numbers 4:3
Levites are numbered from thirty years old and upward for service, which contradicts the inclusion criteria apparent in Ezra's return.
Numbers 4:3: From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 31:17
Discusses Levites' organization by households and specific service roles, highlighting a structured system that contradicts Ezra's more fluid grouping.
2 Chronicles 31:17: Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses;
Contradiction with Leviticus 25:10
Directs the proclamation of liberty, focusing on freedom and distribution, contrasting with Hattush's family setting and focus during the return.
Leviticus 25:10: And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout [all] the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.