Contradiction with 2 Samuel 24:1
This verse describes God inciting David to number Israel, which later leads to divine displeasure, contrasting the idea of God instructing a specific count in Numbers 2.
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.
Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 21:1
Similarly to 2 Samuel 24:1, Satan provokes David to conduct a census, indicating an opposite influence compared to God's directive census in Numbers.
1 Chronicles 21:1: And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
Contradiction with Exodus 30:12
This verse emphasizes a ransom payment during a census to avoid plague, highlighting a condition not mentioned in Numbers 2:15.
Exodus 30:12: When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when [thou] numberest them. [their number: Heb. them that are to be numbered]
Contradiction with Numbers 1:49
God commands Moses not to count the Levites among the other Israelites, opposing the wide inclusion seen in Numbers 2:15.
Numbers 1:49: Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:
Contradiction with Hosea 1:10
This verse promises that the number of Israelites will be immeasurable, contrasting the specific number mentioned in Numbers 2:15.
Hosea 1:10: Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, [that] in the place where it was said unto them, Ye [are] not my people, [there] it shall be said unto them, [Ye are] the sons of the living God. [in...: or, instead of that]