How many baths, 2,000 or 3,000 in 1 Kings 7 and 2 Chronicles 4? 2,000 baths: 1 Kings 7:26, "And it was a handbreadth thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, as a lily blossom; it could hold two thousand baths." 3,000 baths: 2 Chronicles 4:5, "And it was a...
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Joshua – Esther
The diameter of a bowl is mathematically incorrect
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...
How many stalls of horses did Solomon have, 4,000 or 40,000?
How many stalls of horses did Solomon have, 4,000 or 40,000? 1 Kings 4:26 and 2 Chronicles 9:25 have different amounts. Which is true? 40,000: 1 Kings 4:26, "And Solomon had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen." 4,000: 2 Chron. 9:25, "Now...
How many fighting men were found in Judah and Israel?
How many fighting men were found in Judah and Israel? 2 Samuel 24:9 and 1 Chronicles 21:5 Five hundred thousand: 2 Samuel 24:9, "And Joab gave the number of the registration of the people to the king, and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men who...
How many supervisors were there? 3,300 or 3,600?
How many supervisors were there? 3,300 or 3,600? 1 Kings 5:16 and 2 Chronicles 2:2 3,300: 1 Kings 5:16, "besides Solomon’s 3,300 chief deputies who were over the project and who ruled over the people who were doing the work." 3,600: 2 Chronicles 2:2, "So Solomon...
God sent his prophet to threaten David with how many years of famine?
God sent his prophet to threaten David with how many years of famine? 2 Samuel 24:13 and 1 Chronicles 21:12 examined. Seven years: 2 Samuel 24:13, "So Gad came to David and told him, and said to him, "Shall seven years of famine come to you in your land? Or will you...
Who incited David to count the fighting men of Israel? God or Satan?
Both God and Satan incited David to number Israel. It specifically says that God did in 2 Samuel 24:1, but it also says that Satan moved David to number Israel in 1 Chronicles 21:1. God did, 2 Samuel 24:1, "Now again the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and it...
How many charioteers were killed, 700 or 7,000?
How many charioteers were killed, 700 or 7,000? 2 Samuel 10:18 and 1 Chronicles 19:18 700 charioteers: 2 Samuel 10:18, "But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed 700 charioteers of the Arameans and 40,000 horsemen and struck down Shobach the commander of...
How many horsemen did David capture, 1,700 or 7,000?
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. 1,700...
Did Michal have any children or not?
Did Michal have any children or not? 2 Samuel 6:23 and 2 Samuel 21:8 No children: 2 Samuel 6:23, "And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death." Five sons: 2 Sam. 21:8, "But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she...