Contradictions and Paradoxes in Judges 12:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Judges 12:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Judges 12:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Judges, this verse tells us about a man who had a large family with thirty sons and thirty daughters. He arranged for his daughters to marry people from far away and brought in daughters for his sons from other places, and he was a leader in Israel for seven years.

Judges 12:9: And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, [whom] he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:28

Contradicts by suggesting the blessing and commandment to be fruitful and multiply, whereas Judges 12:9 discusses progeny but not as a divine command.

Genesis 1:28: And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. [moveth: Heb. creepeth]

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 5:14

Contradicts as it advocates for young women to marry and bear children whereas Judges 12:9 shows a historical account of a judge with children, but not prescriptive.

1 Timothy 5:14: I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully. [to speak...: Gr. for their railing]

Contradiction with Luke 14:26

Contradicts with a demand for followers to prioritize Jesus over familial ties, conflicting with Judges 12:9, which mentions familial legacy.

Luke 14:26: If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

Contradiction with Matthew 19:12

Contradicts by recognizing those who choose not to marry or have children for the kingdom of heaven, unlike Judges 12:9 where a judge has marriage and children.

Matthew 19:12: For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from [their] mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive [it], let him receive [it].
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