Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 26:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 26:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 26:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God talked to Moses and a priest named Eleazar after many people got sick. God had something important to say to them.

Numbers 26:1: And it came to pass after the plague, that the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 21:1-2

This verse shows David conducting a census, which was considered sinful and brought judgment, contrasting with God's command for a census in Numbers 26:1.

1 Chronicles 21:1-2: And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.

Contradiction with Exodus 30:11-12

This verse describes the proper way to take a census to avoid a plague, implying that unauthorized censuses could bring plague, which contrasts with Numbers 26:1 where the census occurs after a plague.

Exodus 30:11-12: And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 24:1

Here, God’s anger leads to a census being taken which results in calamity, contrasting with Numbers 26:1 where there is no indication of divine displeasure with the census itself.

2 Samuel 24:1: And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.
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