Contradiction with 1 Kings 7:23
Describes a circular object without considering the mathematics of pi, which could contradict the precision implied in Numbers 2:21, which lists exact numbers in tribal camp arrangements.
1 Kings 7:23: And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: [it was] round all about, and his height [was] five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. [from...: Heb. from his brim to his brim]
Contradiction with Exodus 12:37
Mentions the number of Israelites as "about six hundred thousand on foot" which might not align with specific census figures like in Numbers 2:21.
Exodus 12:37: And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot [that were] men, beside children.
Contradiction with Judges 20:15
Provides numbers for a group of fighting men which could conflict with tribal size or organization in Numbers 2:21.
Judges 20:15: And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbered seven hundred chosen men.
Contradiction with 2 Samuel 24:9
Provides a count of the people that might differ from the structured camp layout in Numbers 2:21.
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.