In the account of Samuel, it says: “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.” (2 Samuel 10:18)  Whereas the book of the Chronicles report says: “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.” (1 Chronicles 19:18)  There seems to be a "contradiction" here, for the first verse says 700 men but Chronicles says 7,000 men.  How can we explain this difference in accounts?  The explanation is simple as it just requires careful reading. The first verse says:  “… David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians…”  The verse does not say that David killed 700 men,…

In the account of the Book of Kings it says:  “Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel.” (2 Kings 8:26)  On the other hand, the record in the second Book of Chronicles gives a different age for Ahaziah. It says:   “Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Athaliah the daughter of Omri.” (2 Chronicles 22:2)  There seems to be a "contradiction" here, as the first verse says Ahaziah was 22 years old when he began to reign. But the second verse writes 42 years old. How can this be?  The explanation is a bit more complicated because, unlike other difficulties in the Bible,, "reading carefully" doesn't…

It says in the Book of Kings:  “And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.” (1 Kings 4:26)  Whereas in the Book of Chronicles, it says:  “And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.” (2. Chronicles 9:25)  There seems to be a "contradiction" here as the first verse says 40,000 horses but Chronicles writes 4,000 horses. So how can we explain this discrepancy?  The explanation is quite simple as it just requires careful reading. The first verse says:  “… Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots…”  The verse says that Solomon had 40,000 stalls for his horses for the chariots, so the number of horses is 40,000.  The second verse says:  “…Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and…

In the account of the Book of Kings it says:  “And it was a handbreadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.” (1 Kings 7:26)  It's important to note that: 1 Kings Chapter 7 is a brief chapter about Solomon’s palace construction and everything inside and outside of it and this verse explains how were the cups, where priests used to wash in for uncleanliness, designed. While, on the other hand, the record in the Book of Chronicles says:  “And the thickness of it was a handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thousand baths.” (2 Chronicles 4:5)  There seems to be a "contradiction" here as the Book of Kings says that there were 2,000…