Contradiction with Nehemiah 7:67
Nehemiah 7:45 mentions 138 porters while Nehemiah 7:67 mentions a different number related to singers and not porters.
Nehemiah 7:67: Beside their manservants and their maidservants, of whom [there were] seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women.
Contradiction with Nehemiah 11:19
Nehemiah 7:45 lists 138 porters, whereas Nehemiah 11:19 lists 172 porters, showing inconsistency in the count.
Nehemiah 11:19: Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, [were] an hundred seventy and two. [the gates: Heb. at the gates]
Contradiction with Ezra 2:42
Here, 139 porters are counted, which contradicts the number stated in Nehemiah 7:45, which is 138 porters.
Ezra 2:42: The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, [in] all an hundred thirty and nine.
Contradiction with 2 Kings 8:20-22
Verses detail different historical events and rulers not related to porters or Nehemiah, providing a contradiction of narrative context rather than numbers.
2 Kings 8:20-22: In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.