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No Name Contradicting statement Contradicting statement
512 Confusing Names
Toi or Tou ? 
Joram or Hadoram ? Hadadezer or Hadarrezer ?		 II Samuel 8:9-10 When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer. Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him. Because he had fought against Hadadezer , and Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass  I Chronicles 18: 9-10 Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah; He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to enquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him;(for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass 
513 Puzzle
Did Benjamin had 3 sons or 5 sons ?
Bela is the only name appears in both verse? 		 I Chronicle 7:6 The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Becher, and Jediael--three I Chronicle 8: 1-2 Benjamin became the father of Bela, his first-born, Ashbel, the second son, Aharah, the third, 
Nohah, the fourth, and Rapha, the fifth.
514 Tachmonite or Hachmonite ? 
Eight hundred or three hundred ?		 II Samuel 23:8 These be the names of the mighty men whom David had : The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite ; he lift up his spear against eight hundred , whom he slew at one time  I Chronicles 11:11 And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, Hachmonite, the chief of the captains; he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time.
516 Sudden daughter II Samuel 14:27 Absalom had three sons born to him, besides a daughter named Tamar, who was a beautiful woman II Chronicles 11:20 After her, he married Maacah, daughter of Absalom, who bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza and Shelomith
Here Bible suddenly introduces a new daughter for Absolam named Maacah.
517 Two mothers one child II Chronicles 13:1-2  Abijah became king of Judah; 
he reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother was named Michaiah, daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam		 II Chronicles 11:20 After her, he married Maacah, daughter of Absalom, who bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza and Shelomith
Who is the mother of Abijah ? Michaiah or Maacah ? Both are not same. because Michaiah is the daughter of Uriel and Maacah is the daughter of Absalom. so both are different persons. You can see these kind of Miracles only in Bible!!
Already added the father of Shelah. Genesis 11:12 Arpachshad [Arphaxad] was the father of Shelah.
 		 Luke 3:35-36 Cainan was the father of Shelah. Arpachshad was the grandfather of Shelah.
518 The sons of Eliphaz  Genesis 36:11 The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
 		Genesis 36:15-16 Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz. 1Chronicles 1:35-36 Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.
519  The fathers of the twelve tribes of Israel  Genesis 49:2-28 The fathers of the twelve tribes of Israel are: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Zebulun, Issachar, Dan, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Joseph, and Benjamin.
 		 Revelations 7:4-8 (Leaves out the tribe of Dan, but adds Manasseh.)
520 Doubtful sacrifice 2Chronicles 7:5, 8-9 Solomon sacrificed 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep in one week.  This is 845+ animals per hour, 14+ animals per minute, for seven days straight. 

 

Arithmetic Mistake

 
No Mistakes Contradicting statement Contradicting statement
521
Seven hundred or seven thousand ?		 II Samuel 8:4 And David took from him a thousand chariots and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen  I Chronicles 16:4 And David took from him a thousand chariots and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen 
522 When did he died ? Genesis 2:17 Adam was to die the very day that he ate the forbidden fruit.
 		 Genesis 5:5 Adam lived 930 years.
523  Did David kill 700 Syrian charioteers?
Seven hundred chariots or seven thousand men?
Forty thousand horsemen or footmen? Shobach or Shophach?		  II Samuel 10:18 : And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians ,and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there   I Chronicles 19:18 But the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand men  which fought in chariots, and forty thousand footmen and killed Shophach the captain of the host.
524
Eighteen years or eight years? Three months or three months and ten days?		 II Kings 24:8 Jehoiachim was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months  II Chronicles 36:9 Jehoiacheim was eight years old when he began to reign , and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem.
525 Irrational   Exodus  12:37, Numbers 1:45-46 The number of men of military age who take part in the Exodus is given as about 600,000. Allowing for women, children, and older men would probably mean that a total of more than 2,000,000 Israelites left Egypt at a time when the whole population of Egypt was less than 2,000,000.
526 Why so confusion in such an accurate sum ?
Did Solomon made mistake or God's inspired writers made it? 
Which one is true?
 		 II Chronicles 2:1 He conscripted seventy thousand men to carry stone and eighty thousand to cut the stone in the mountains, and over these he placed three thousand six hundred overseers I Kings 5:29-30 Solomon had seventy thousand carriers and eighty thousand stonecutters in the mountain,
in addition to three thousand three hundred overseers, answerable to Solomon's prefects for the work, directing the people engaged in the work.
527 How many baths ?

1 king  7: 26......It contains two thousand baths   

         

 II Chronicles 4:5  .......three thousand baths                
528 Please see the God's Arithmetic mistakes ?
You can see that there are nearly 1017 people missing ???

The census of the men of Israel

Ezra Chap 2

Nehemiah Ch 2,7 
sons of Arah 775 652
sons of Pahath-moab 2812 2318
sons of Zattu 945 845
sons of Bebai 629 628
sons of Binnui 642 648
sons of Azgad 1222 2322
sons of Adonikam, 666 667
sons of Bigvai 2056 2067
sons of Adin 454 665
sons of Bezai 323 324
sons of Hashum 223 328
sons of Senaah 3630 3930

Total

 14377 15394

Difference

1017
529 The Greatest Miracle 
What is the Age of the King Ahas?		 II Kings 16:2 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.

II Kings 16:20 Ahaz rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the City of David. His son Hezekiah succeeded him as king		 II Kings 18:1-2 , Hezekiah, son of Ahaz, king of Judah, began to reign.
He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem
II Kings 16:2 & 16 :20 tells us that Ahaz became king at the age of 20 and reigned for 16 years, when Ahas died immediately his son became the next king. Ahaz died at the age of (20+16) 36. Immediately his son Hezekiah became king. How can one have a son of 25 years old , when that person was died on the age of 36 years old. This must be the greatest miracle.
If a person who died on the age of 36, and left a 25 years old son, then he should have been fathered on the age of 11. If he wants to be a father at the age of 11 then he should have married on the age of 10. Can you accept this ?
Either Ahaz did not die on the age of 36 or the age (25) of his son could not be true ? whatever it is, this proves that the Bible contains lies.
Christendom could not interpolate this, because II Chronicles 26:1 says about the Ahaz died at the age of 36 and II Chronicles 29:1 tells us that his son Hezekiah became king at the age of 25.
530
forty thousand or four thousand?
Which one is God's Word???		 1 king 4:26 
And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. 
 		  II Chronicles 9 :25 Solomon also had four thousand stalls of horses, chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he assigned to the chariot cities and to the king in Jerusalem
531 Regarding census
 		 II Samuel 24:9 Joab then reported to the king the number of people registered: in Israel, eight hundred thousand men fit for military service; in Judah, five hundred thousand I Chronicles 21:5 Joab reported the result of the census to David: of men capable of wielding a sword, there were in all Israel one million one hundred thousand, and in Judah four hundred and seventy thousand
We are not going to ask whether it is possible to have such population at that period (before Christ)?
At that period it is not possible to have a such big amount of fighters except children, women,  handicapped, normal peasants and Old people.
What we want to know is whether is it eight hundred thousand men or five hundred thousand or one million one hundred thousand or four hundred and seventy thousand ?
The two books are God revealed books. Two contradicting statements cannot be true, only one should be true .Then what about the other one. that one should be an interpolation. Then how can you consider Bible as a holy scripture?
If you read the full passage of those two books, then you will understand that both are telling the same incident.
532 Years of famine II SAMUEL 24:13: So God came to David, and told him, and said unto him, shall SEVEN YEARS OF FAMINE come unto thee in thy land? or will thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue. thee? I CHRONICLES 21:11: 
So God came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose thee. Either THREE YEARS OF FAMINE or three months to be destryed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee;
533 Ezra 2:3-64  Gives the whole congregation as 42,360 while the actual sum of the numbers is about 30,000
534 When did Terah's died ?
Genesis 11:26 Terah was 70 years old when his son Abram was born.
 		 Genesis 11:32 Terah was 205 years old when he died (making Abram 135 at the time).
 		 Genesis 12:4, Acts 7:4 Abram was 75 when he left Haran. This was after Terah died. Thus, Terah could have been no more than 145 when he died; or Abram was only 75 years old after he had lived 135 years.
535 The number of men of military Exodus 12:37, Numbers 1:45-46 The number of men of military age who take part in the Exodus is given as more than 600,000. Allowing for women, children, and older men would probably mean that a total of about 2,000,000 Israelites left Egypt.
 		 1Kings 20:15 All the Israelites, including children, number only 7000 at a later time.
536 how many died of plague Numbers 25:9 24,000 died in the plague.
 		 1Corinthians 10:8 23,000 died in the plague.
537 Did Israel have 640,000 more swordsmen than Judah? 2Samuel 24:9 The census count was: Israel 800,000 and Judah 500,000.
 		 1Chronicles 21:5 The census count was: Israel 1,100,000 and Judah 470,000.
538 Did he have 40,000 stalls for his horses? 1Kings 4:26 Solomon had 40,000 horses (or stalls for horses).
 		 2Chronicles 9:25 He had 4,000 horses (or stalls for horses).
539 Did Solomon have 3300 foremen and 550 chief officials? 1Kings 5:16 Solomon had 3,300 supervisors.
 		 2Chronicles 2:2 He had 3,600 supervisors.
540 Was the vol. of Hiram's cauldron 2000 baths? 1Kings 7:26 Solomon's "molten sea" held 2000 "baths" (1 bath = about 8 gallons).
 		 2Chronicles 4:5 It held 3000 "baths."
541 How much gold brought from Ophir 1Kings 9:28 420 talents of gold were brought back from Ophir.
 		 2Chronicles 8:18 450 talents of gold were brought back from Ophir.
542 Baasha 1Kings 16:6-8 Baasha died in the 26th year of King Asa's reign.
 		 2Chronicles 16:1 Baasha built a city in the 36th year of King Asa's reign.
543 Ahaziah began his reign. 2Kings 8:25-26 Ahaziah was 22 years old when he began his reign.
 		 2Chronicles 22:1 He was 42 when he began his reign.
544 son is two year older than his father 2Chronicles 21:20, 22:1-2 Ahaziah was forty-two when he became king; he succeeded his father, who died at the age of forty. Thus, Ahaziah was two years older than his father.
545 How many sons Jesse had ? 1Samuel 16:10-11, 17:12
Jesse had seven sons plus David, or eight total.
 		 1Chronicles 2:13-15 
He had seven total.
546 how many horsemen ? II Samuel 8:4  seven hundred horsemen,
 		 I Chronicles 16:4  seven thousand horsemen, 
547 Height of the pillars ? 1Kings 7:15-22 The two pillars were 18 cubits high.
 		 2Chronicles 3:15-17 
They were 35 cubits high.
548 unthinkable population 2Chronicles 13:3 Abijah sent 400,000 men into battle against Jeroboam's 800,000 men. This is a total of 1,200,000 men, all of them Jews. (Note: Assuming one additional woman per man of fighting age, plus two persons per man [either older persons or children] would put the Jewish population of the surrounding area at a minimum of 4,800,000 persons; hardly feasible.)
549 Were the 40,000 other victims horsemen? 2Samuel 10:18
the 40,000 other victims horsemen		 1Ch 19:18
They were footmen.
550 Did Jehoram begin to reign in the 2nd year? 2Kings 1:17
Jehoram begin to reign in the 2nd year		 2Kings 8:16
It was the 5th year.
551  doubtful populations 2Chronicles 13:17 500,000 Israelites are slain in a single battle. (Note: This is more than were lost in any single battle of World War II, and even exceeds the number of deaths that resulted from the dropping of the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. At Gettysburg, the greatest battle of the Civil War, the defeated army lost 5,000 men.)

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