Problem: In recording the prosperity of Solomon, this passage states that he had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots. However, 1 Chronicles 9:25 affirms that Solomon had only 4,000 stalls for horses. Which one is right?
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Bible Difficulty
2 Chronicles 7:12 – Did God dwell in the Temple, or is he omnipresent?
Problem: Solomon says, “I have surely built You [God] a lofty house, a place for Your dwelling forever” (1 Kings 8:13). Does this mean that God was confined to a space? Does it mean that he really isn’t omnipresent?
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2 Chronicles 4:5 – How many baths, 2,000 or 3,000?
Problem: How many baths, 2,000 or 3,000 in 1 Kings 7 and 2 Chronicles 4?
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2 Chronicles 4:2 – The diameter of a bowl is mathematically incorrect
Problem: The diameter of a circle divided into the circumference always equals 3.14159… Here in 2 Chron. 4:2, the diameter is equal to three since the circumference of 30 divided by the diameter of 10 is equal to three and not 3.14. Is this a problem? Not at all. Let’s take a look:
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1 Chronicles 21:5 – How many fighting men were found in Judah and Israel?
Problem: How many fighting men were found in Judah and Israel? 2 Samuel 24:9 and 1 Chronicles 21:5
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1 Chronicles 21:1 – How can this passage claim that Satan moved David to number Israel when 2 Samuel 24:1 claims that God did?
Problem: This passage reports the sin of David in numbering the people of Israel and Judah. Verse one affirms that God moved David to number the people. However, according to 1 Chronicles 21:1, it was Satan who moved David to number the people. Who was responsible for prompting David to act?
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1 Chronicles 19:18 – How many charioteers were killed, 700 or 7,000?
Problem: How many charioteers were killed, 700 or 7,000? 2 Samuel 10:18 and 1 Chronicles 19:18
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1 Chronicles 18:4 – How many horsemen did David capture, 1,700 or 7,000?
Problem: How many Horsemen did David Capture, 1,700 or 7,000? This is most probably a copyist error or a copy of a manuscript where the number was altered through decay. 1 Chron. 18:4 is probably the correct number, 7000, since it is a better-preserved manuscript.
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1 Chronicles 6:16–23 – Was Elkanah, the father of Samuel, a Levite, or was he an Ephraimite as 1 Samuel 1:1 indicates?
Problem: In the short genealogical note in 1 Samuel 1:1, Elkanah is said to be from the mountains of Ephraim. However, in 1 Chronicles 6:16–23, the longer genealogical record indicates that Elkanah was a Levite. Which is correct?
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1 Chronicles 21:1 – Did God move David to take the census, or did Satan?
Problem: 2 Samuel states, “Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and it incited David against them to say, ‘Go, number Israel and Judah’” (2 Sam. 24:1). However, the parallel passage in Chronicles states, “Satan stood up against Israel and moved David to number Israel” (1 Chron. 21:1). Did Satan incite the census? Or did God?
Solution: Several questions arise regarding this passage. We will answer them one by one:
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