Contradiction with 2 Samuel 24:9
Nehemiah 7:16 records a number differing from other census reports in the biblical narrative, such as those in 2 Samuel 24 where different counts are given.
2 Samuel 24:9: And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah [were] five hundred thousand men.
Contradiction with 1 Kings 9:28
Descriptions of numbers, such as those in military or population records, often conflict in various biblical passages.
1 Kings 9:28: And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought [it] to king Solomon.
Contradiction with Ezra 2:10
Different books often have varying numbers for the same tribes or family groups during the return from exile, causing contradictions in records.
Ezra 2:10: The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two. [Bani: also called, Binnui]
Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 9:9
Numerical discrepancies are seen in how certain family or clan numbers are reported between Kings, Chronicles, and Ezra-Nehemiah.
1 Chronicles 9:9: And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men [were] chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers.
Contradiction with Numbers 26:12–14
Numbers from the tribal censuses in the wilderness do not consistently match up with later records in Nehemiah and other books.