Bible Question:
Can someone explain why bible has contradictions? David took seven hundred horsemen from Hadadezer, 2 Sam. 8:4, David took seven thousand horsemen from Hadadezer, 1 Chron. 18:4 Ahaziah was 22 years old when he began to reign, 2 Kings 8:26, Ahaziah was 42 years old when he began to reign, 2 Chron. 22:2. Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he began to reign and reigned 3 months, 2 Kings 24:8, Jehoiachin was 8 years old when he began to reign and reigned 3 months and 10 days, 2 Chron. 36:9. There were 800,000 men in Israel and 500,000 men in Judah who drew the sword, 2 Sam. 24:9 There were in Israel 1,1000,000 and in Judah 470,000 men that drew the sword, 1 Chron. 21:5 There were 550 chiefs of the officials who ruled over the people, 1 Kings 9:23, There were 250 chiefs of the officials who ruled over the people, 2 Chron. 8:10; Solomon made of a molten sea which contained 2,000 baths, 1 Kings 7:26, Solomon made of a molten sea which contained 3,000 baths, 2 Chron. 4:5; The workers on the Temple had 3,300 overseers 1 Kings 5:16, The workers on the Temple had 3,600 overseers, 2 Chron. 2:18 Josiah died at Megiddo, 2 Kings 23:29-30, Josiah was wounded at Megiddo and died at Jerusalem, 2 Chron. 35:23-24; Nebuzaradan came unto Jerusalem on the seventh day of the fifth month, 2 Kings 25:8, Nebuzaradan came unto Jerusalem on the tenth day of the fifth month, Jer. 52:12 Lot was Abraham's brother's son, Gen. 14:12, Lot was Abraham's brother, Gen. 14:14,16; Why inspired word have contradictions? |
Bible Answer: Dear Lenpaul, You've only mentioned a few of the so called "contradictions." There are, indeed, well reasoned explanations. The following identifies 143 of the most common ones, along with the commonly understood explanations: http://www.rationalchristianity.net/143contrad.html In Him, Doc |