1 Kings 7:26 & 2 Chronicles 4:5 | Why is it that I Kings 7:26 and II Chronicles 4:5 do not agree?

Jun 8, 2023    Keith R. Blades, Josh Strelecki

Why is it that I Kings 7:26 and II Chronicles 4:5 do not agree? It is obvious that the two verses are dealing with the exact same thing. Yet they differ by 1000 baths. Is this really an example of a scribal error, as some say, which would mean that the Bible does have errors in it? Or is there another reason why the accounts would differ? Also, this is not the only example of such a difference. Why are there a number of other differences between what I and II Kings say and what I and II Chronicles say?

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