101 Contradictions in the Bible

101 Clear Contradictions in the Bible

Shabir Ally

1. Who incited David to count the fighting men of Israel


God did -2 Samuel 24: 1
Satan did -I Chronicles 2 1:1

2. In that count how many fighting men were found in Israel


Eight hundred thousand -2 Samuel 24:9
One million, one hundred thousand -I Chronicles 21:5

3. How many fighting men were found in Judah


Five hundred thousand -2 Samuel 24:9
Four hundred and seventy thousand -I Chronicles 21:5

4. God sent his prophet to threaten David with how many years of famine


Seven -2 Samuel 24:13
Three -I Chronicles 21:12

5. How old was Ahaziah when he began to rule over Jerusalem


Twenty-two- 2 Kings 8:26
Forty-two - 2 Chronicles 22:2

6. How old was Jehoiachin when he became king of Jerusalem


Eighteen -2 Kings 24:8
Eight - 2 Chronicles 36:9

7. How long did he rule over Jerusalem


Three months- 2 Kings 24:8
Three months and ten days - 2 Chronicles 36:9


8. The chief of the mighty men of David lifted up his spear and killed how many men at one time


Eight hundred- 2 Samuel 23:8
Three hundred- I Chronicles 11: 11


9. When did David bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem? Before defeating the Philistines or after


After -2 Samuel 5 and 6
Before - I Chronicles 13 and 14


10. How many pairs of clean animals did God tell Noah to take into the Ark


Two -Genesis 6:19, 20
Seven (Genesis 7:2). But despite this last instruction only two pairs went into the ark -Genesis 7:8-9


11. When David defeated the King of Zobah, how many horsemen did he capture


One thousand and seven hundred- 2 Samuel 8:4
Seven thousand - I Chronicles 18:4

12. How many stalls for horses did Solomon have


Forty thousand- I Kings 4:26
Four thousand- 2 chronicles 9:25


13. In what year of King Asa's reign did Baasha, King of Israel die


Twenty-sixth year - I Kings 15:33 - 16:8
Still alive in the thirty-sixth year - 2 Chronicles 16:1


14. How many overseers did Solomon appoint for the work of building the temple


Three thousand six hundred - 2 Chronicles 2:2
Three thousand three hundred - I Kings 5:16

15. Solomon built a facility containing how many baths


Two thousand -1 Kings 7:26
Over three thousand - 2 Chronicles 4:5


16. Of the Israelites who were freed from the Babylonian captivity, how many were the children of Pahrath-Moab


Two thousand eight hundred and twelve- Ezra 2:6
Two thousand eight hundred and eighteen - Nehemiah 7:11


17. How many were the children of Zattu


Nine hundred and forty-five - Ezra 2:8
Eight hundred and forty-five - Nehemiah 7:13

18. How many were the children of Azgad


One thousand two hundred and twenty-two - Ezra 2:12
Two thousand three hundred and twenty-two - Nehemiah 7:17

19. How many were the children of Adin


Four hundred and fifty-four - Ezra 2:15
Six hundred and fifty-five -Nehemiah 7:20


20. How many were the children of Hashum


Two hundred and twenty-three - Ezra 2:19
Three hundred and twenty-eight - Nehemiah 7:22

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