Contradiction with Joshua 17:12-13
Contradicts by saying the children of Manasseh were strong enough to put the Canaanites to tribute, contrasting with failing to drive them out.
Joshua 17:12-13: Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out [the inhabitants of] those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
Contradiction with Judges 1:28
Contradicts as it suggests the reason the Israelites did not drive out the Canaanites was due to them choosing to put them to tribute instead.
Judges 1:28: And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.
Contradiction with Joshua 16:10
Contradicts because it shows Ephraim could not drive out the Canaanites in Gezer, similar to Zebulun's situation, implying that this inability was not unique.
Joshua 16:10: And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.
Contradiction with Exodus 23:31-33
Contradicts by outlining God's command to drive out the inhabitants completely, which was not followed in Judges 1:30.
Exodus 23:31-33: And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:1-2
Contradicts through the command to utterly destroy the nations and make no covenant, clashing with allowing them to dwell among Israelites.
Deuteronomy 7:1-2: When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;
Contradiction with Numbers 33:55
Contradicts with the warning that failing to drive out inhabitants would lead to trouble, which was seen in Judges 1:30 with Zebulun not driving them out.
Numbers 33:55: But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them [shall be] pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.
Paradox #1
The contradiction relates to the fact that this verse indicates one of the tribes of Israel did not succeed in driving out the people of certain regions. This seems to conflict with other verses in the Book of Joshua, which suggest that the Israelites had already taken control of the land. It points to differing narratives about the conquest of the land.
Paradox #2
This verse could suggest a moral conflict in terms of failing to follow a divine command fully. It raises questions about obedience and compromise, as the people did not completely drive out the inhabitants as instructed, which could imply inconsistency in following through with their beliefs or divine laws.