Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Numerical Contradictions in the Bible

Often the same story is repeated twice or more in the Bible. From comparing these parallel accounts there are often discrepancies and contradictions. I list a few below concisely. 


1 Corinthians 10:8 twenty-three thousand died in the plague

Numbers 25:9 twenty-four thousand died in the plague


Genesis 46:27 seventy souls of the house of Jacob came to Egypt

Acts 7:14 seventy-five souls of the house of Jacob came to Egypt


Mk. 9:2 six days later

Matt. 17:1 six days later

Lk. 9:28 eight days after these sayings


Exodus 9:6 all the beasts died in plague number six

Exodus 9:10 all the beasts received boils in plague number seven


Exodus 9:25 all the beasts were hit with hail and fire in plague number eight

Exodus 12:29 all the beasts lost their firstborn in plague number ten


1 Ki. 4:26 forty thousand stalls of horses

2 Ch. 9:24 four thousand stalls of horses


1 Ki. 5:16 three hundred thousand overseers

2 Ch. 2:2 three thousand six hundred overseers


1 Ki. 7:26 two thousand baths

2 Ch. 4:5 three thousand baths


1 Ki. 7:15 the pillars were 18 cubits

2 Ch. 3:15 the pillars were 35 cubits


2 Ki. 25:19 the captain took 5 men of the king's council

Jer. 52:25 the captain took 7 men of the king's council


2 Ki. 8:26 Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he began to reign

2 Ch. 22:2 Ahaziah was forty-two when he began to reign


2 Ki. 24:8 Jehoiachin was eighteen when he became king

2 Ch. 36:9 Jehoiachin was eight when he became king


2 Sam. 21:8 Michal had five children

2 Sam. 6:23 Michal had no children until her death [Wow! Read the narrative.]


2 Sam. 10:18 David destroyed 700 chariots

1 Ch. 19:18 David destroyed 7,000 chariots


1 Ch. 21:25 six hundred shekels

2 Sam. 24:24 fifty shekels


1 Ch. 21:12 three years of famine

2 Sa. 24:13 seven years of famine


Ezra 2:6 two thousand eight hundred and twelve sons of Pahath-Moab

Neh. 7:11 two thousand eight hundred and eighteen sons of Pahath-Moab


Ezra 2:8 nine hundred and forty-five sons of Zattu

Neh. 7:13 eight hundred and forty-five sons of Zattu


Ezra 2:12 one thousand two hundred and twenty-two sons of Azgad

Neh. 7:17 two thousand three hundred and twenty-two sons of Azgad


Ezra 2:15 four hundred and fifty-four sons of Adin

Neh. 7:20 six hundred and fifty-five sons of Adin


Ezra 2:19 two hundred and twenty-three sons of Hashum

Neh. 7:22 three hundred and twenty-eight sons of Hashum


Ezra 2:28 two hundred and twenty-three sons of Bethel and Ai

Neh. 7:32 one hundred and twenty-three sons of Bethel and Ai


Ezra 2:65 two hundred singers

Neh. 7:67 two hundred and forty-five singers



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