Do 1 Kings 7:26 and 2 Chronicles 4:5 contradict?

1 Kings 7:26 says: “And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.” 2 Chronicles 4:5 says: “And the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim … Read more

“It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him,” in Acts 9:5-6?

5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, … Read more

“Forty years” or “Four years” in 2 Samuel 15:7?

“And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron.” (2 Samuel 15:7, KJV) The KJV follows the Masoretic text in 2 Samuel 15:7 which says “forty years”. Many critics quickly dismiss … Read more

“Son of God” or “Son of the gods” in Daniel 3:25?

“He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.” (Daniel 3:25, KJV) This passage concerns the miraculous deliverance of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego from the fiery furnace. Clarke’s Commentary on … Read more