Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 6:47
If there is a difference in the genealogical list or the roles and names associated with the Levites, it could be seen as a discrepancy.
1 Chronicles 6:47: The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
Contradiction with Ezra 2:36-40
Any variation in the list of priests and Levites compared to Nehemiah could be interpreted as contradictory.
Ezra 2:36-40: The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
Contradiction with Nehemiah 12:22
If there are inconsistencies in the listing of the priestly or Levitical families at different times, it can point to a contradiction in records.
Nehemiah 12:22: The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, [were] recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.
Contradiction with Ezra 10:18-22
Discrepancies in names or numbers between the lists of priests and Levites in Ezra and Nehemiah could suggest contradictions.
Ezra 10:18-22: And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: [namely], of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.