Articles Tagged: 1 Chronicles (5 Posts)

Some argue that the Bible is contradictory concerning who incited David to number Israel. The argument is that 2 Samuel 24:1 says that the Lord incited, or moved, David to number Israel, but 1 Chronicles 21:1 says that Satan moved David to number Israel. However, the answer to this alleged contradiction in the Bible is […]

Some argue that the Bible is contradictory concerning how many years of famine were threatened to David. The argument is that 2 Samuel 24:13 says that David was threatened with seven years of famine, but 1 Chronicles 21:11-12 says that David was threatened with three years of famine. However, there are at least two possible […]

Some argue that the Bible is contradictory concerning how many fighting men were in Israel and Judah. The argument is that 2 Samuel 24:9 says that there were 800,000 fighting men in Israel and 500,000 fighting men in Judah, while 1 Chronicles 21:5 says that there were 1,100,000 fighting men in Israel and 470,000 fighting […]

Some argue that the Bible is contradictory concerning how many charioteers David killed. The argument is that 2 Samuel 10:18 says that David killed 700 charioteers, but 1 Chronicles 19:18 says that David killed 7,000 charioteers. However, there is a reasonable explanation that solves this alleged contradiction in the Bible. Scriptures – How Many Charioteers […]

Some argue that the Bible is contradictory concerning how many horsemen David captaured. The argument is that 2 Samuel 8:4 says that David captured 1,700 horsemen, but 1 Chronicles 18:4 says that he captured 7,000 horsemen. However, there is a reasonable explanation that solves this alleged contradiction in the Bible. Scriptures – Did David Capture […]