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Contradictions (b): 2 Samuel 10:18

After the same battle 2 Samuel 10:18 says David killed the men of 700 chariots and 40,000 horsemen, while 1 Chronicles 19:18 says 7,000 chariots and 40,000 foot…
Contradictions (a): 2 Samuel 24:1

Who tempted David to count the people? 2 Samuel 24:1 says the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel and he incited David. 1 Chronicles 21:1 says…
Circumcision: Genesis 17:13

Genesis 17:13-14 makes circumcision an everlasting covenant in the flesh, binding on the son born in the house and the slave bought with money, and says any uncircumcised…
Bastard: Deuteronomy 23:2

Deuteronomy 23:2 bars anyone born of a forbidden union from the assembly of the LORD, and his descendants too, to the tenth generation. Zechariah 9:6 has a mixed…
Apostasy: Deuteronomy 13:8

Deuteronomy 13:6-10 deals with a person who secretly urges others to serve other gods, even a close relative or friend. In the verses that follow, the hearer must…
Alcohol: Proverbs 31:6-7

Proverbs 31:6-7 advises giving strong drink to the one who is perishing and wine to those in bitter distress, so that they may drink and forget their poverty…
Absurdities (l): 1 Kings 1:1-4

1 Kings 1:1-4 tells how the aged David could not keep warm, so a beautiful young woman, Abishag, was found to lie beside him and attend him. The…
Absurdities (k): Ruth 3:4-15

In Ruth 3:4-15 Ruth, on her mother-in-law’s advice, goes at night to the threshing floor and lies down at Boaz’s feet. The argument reads the scene as improper…
Absurdities (j): Judges 16:1

Judges 16:1 says Samson went to Gaza, saw a prostitute and went in to her. The point is that a judge of Israel is shown in this light…
Absurdities (i): Ezekiel 4:12-15

Ezekiel 4:12-15 first tells the prophet to bake his bread over human dung, then, when he protests that he has never been defiled, allows cow dung instead. The…