Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 29:25
While Nehemiah 12:41 describes priests with trumpets in a triumphant procession, this verse involves Levites with specific instruments that may conflict with who should perform certain ceremonial duties.
2 Chronicles 29:25: And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for [so was] the commandment of the LORD by his prophets. [commandment of the LORD: Heb. commandment by the hand of the LORD] [by: Heb. by the hand of]
Contradiction with Numbers 10:8
Nehemiah 12:41 depicts priests handling trumpets, whereas Numbers 10:8 assigns the sons of Aaron—and only them—the explicit duty to blow trumpets, which raises questions about specific roles within ceremonial contexts.
Numbers 10:8: And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever throughout your generations.
Contradiction with Exodus 20:4
The focus in Nehemiah 12:41 is on ceremonial practices with objects like trumpets, while this verse strictly speaks against making and worshipping any graven image, which can suggest a tension between ritualistic object use and idol prohibition.
Exodus 20:4: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:
Contradiction with Amos 5:23
Nehemiah describes a celebratory ritual involving noise and music, yet this verse implies those types of sounds can sometimes be displeasing to God, indicating a potential contradiction in perceived divine approval of such practices.
Amos 5:23: Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.