Contradiction with 1 Kings 4:8
This verse lists different cities as important seats within a governor's district, potentially conflicting with the significance of the cities listed in Joshua 19:38.
1 Kings 4:8: And these [are] their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim: [The son...: or, Benhur]
Contradiction with Jeremiah 49:13
God declares enduring desolation upon certain cities, which may contradict the continued habitation implicit for the cities in Joshua 19:38.
Jeremiah 49:13: For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.
Contradiction with Ezekiel 25:16
Mentions God's judgment on places, contrasting with the allotted inheritance in Joshua 19:38.
Ezekiel 25:16: Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast. [sea coast: or, haven of the sea]
Contradiction with Isaiah 25:2
Speaks of cities becoming ruinous heaps, which could contradict the inhabited outcome in Joshua 19:38.
Isaiah 25:2: For thou hast made of a city an heap; [of] a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.