Does the Bible Contradict Itself?

[pgrimes15]

2KI 24:8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.

2CH 36:9 Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.

Regards

Grimesy

Thanks, pgrimes15. That's definitely a contradiction, but it's likely due to a mistranslation of the text. I agree there are several instances of numbers being mistranslated. Do you have any other type of contradiction in mind?

2SA 6:23 Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death.

2SA 21:8 But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:

Just done a bit of research using the bible gateway - it's really good for comparing passages in different bible versions. Of the 27 english language versions of the OT for 2SA 21:8, some state the 5 sons of Michal, some the 5 sons of Merab, and a couple somewhere in between.

The stats are

Michal - 8 versions

Merab - 17 versions

In between 2 version - having Michal but in brackets
having "(the sister of) Michal"

Get a life !!! I hear you saying, but I found myself at a loose end this afternoon.

Regards

Grimesy