1 Chronicles
Introduction

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Contradictions
Absurdities
Cruelty and Violence
Injustice
Interpretation
Science and History
Family Values
Intolerance
Women
Sex
Language
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Family Values in 1 Chronicles

  1. "And Tamar his daughter in law bore him Pharez...." See Gen.38 for all the sordid details. 2:4

  2. Since Sheshan had no sons (and was getting impatient about it), he gave one of his daughters to a slave so they could produce a son for him. 2:34-35

  3. Ashur had two wives, continuing the long line of biblical polygamists. 4:5

  4. "And David took more wives..." with the apparent approval of God. 14:3

  5. David's army "wastes the children of Ammon ... besieged Rabbah ... and destroyed it." 20:1