The Skeptics Annotated Bible (1022 page)
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Authors: Steve Wells
- How much did David pay for the threshing floor?
For fifty shekels of silver.
2 Sam 24.24
For six hundred shekels of gold.
1 Chr 21.25 - Who was the greatest?
Solomon.
1 Kg 3.12
Jesus.
Mt 12.42,
Lk 11.31,
Col 2.2-3
John the Baptist.
Mt 11.11 - How many stalls did Solomon have?
40,000.
1 Kg 4.26
4,000.
2 Chr 9.25 - Who was Heman’s father?
Mahol.
1 Kg 4.31
Zerah.
1 Chr 2.6
Joel.
1 Chr 6.33
,
15.17 - What was Solomon’s payment to Hiram?
Wheat and oil.
1 Kg 5.11
Wheat, barley, wine, and oil.
2 Chr 2.10 - How many overseers did Solomon have?
3300.
1 Kg 5.16
3600.
2 Chr 2.18 - When did Solomon’s reign begin?
476 years after the Israelites left Egypt.
1 Kg 6.1
570 years after the Israelites left Egypt.
1 Chr 29.27;
Acts 13.20 - Which tribe was Hiram from?
The tribe of Naphtali.
1 Kg 7.13-14
The tribe of Dan.
2 Chr 2.13-14 - How high were the pillars of brass?
18 cubits.
1 Kg 7.15
35 cubits.
2 Chr 3.15 - What was the volume of the molten sea in Solomon’s temple?
2000 baths.
1 Kg 7.26
3000 baths.
2 Chr 4.5 - What was in the Ark of the Covenant?
Only the two tables of Moses.
1 Kg 8.9,
2 Chr 5.10
The tables of Moses, a golden pot filled with manna, and Aaron’s budded rod.
Heb 9.4 - Does God dwell in darkness or in light?
Darkness.
1 Kg.8.12;
2 Chr 6.1;
Ps 18.11,
97.2
Light.
1 Tim 6.16 - Does God dwell in temples?
Yes.
1 Kg 8.13;
2 Chr 7.12,
16
No.
Acts 7.48 - Is everyone a sinner?
Yes.
1 Kg 8.46;
2 Chr 6.36;
Pr 20.9;
Ec 7.20;
Rom 3.23,
1 Jn 1.8,
10;
No.
Rom 5.14;
1 Jn 3.6,
5.18;
3 Jn 11 - How many officers did Solomon have?
550.
1 Kg 9.23
250.
2 Chr 8.10 - How many talents of gold did Hiram send Solomon?
420.
1 Kg 9.28
450.
2 Chr 8.18 - Who was Abijam’s mother?
Maachah,
the daughter of Abishalom.
1 Kg 15.2
Michaiah the daughter of Uriel.
2 Chr 13.1-2 - How were Abijam and Asa related?
Abijam was Asa’s father.
1 Kg 15.2,
10
Abijam was Asa’s brother.
2 Kg 15.1-2,
9-10 - Did Asa remove the high places?
Yes.
2 Chr 14.2-3
No.
1 Kg 15.14,
2 Chr 15.17 - Was Asa perfect?
Yes.
1 Kg 15.14,
2 Chr 15.17
No.
2 Chr 16.7,
10,
12 - When did Baasha die?
In the 26th year of King Asa’s reign.
1 Kg 16.8
Sometime after the 36th year of King Asa’s reign.
2 Chr 16.1 - How long was Elijah’s drought?
Three and a half years.
Jas 5.17,
Lk 4.25
Less than three years.
1 Kg 17.1,
18.1,
45 - Was Jehu the son or grandson of Nimshi?
Son.
1 Kg 19.16
Grandson.
2 Kg 9.2 - Did Elisha receive Elijah’s mantle before or after Elijah is taken up into heaven?
Before.
1 Kg 19.19
After.
2 Kg 2.13 - Did Jehoshaphat remove the high places?
Yes.
2 Chr 17.5-6
No.
1 Kg 22.42-43,
2 Chr 20.31-33 - Did God give Gehazi leprosy?
Yes.
2 Kg 5.27
No.
2 Kg 8.4 - When did Ahaziah begin to reign?
In the twelfth year of Joram.
2 Kg 8.25
In the eleventh year of Joram.
2 Kg 9.29 - How old was Ahaziah when he began to reign?
22 years old.
2 Kg 8.26
42 years old.
2 Chr 22.2 - Was Jehu the son or grandson of Nimshi?
Son.
2 Kg 9.16
Grandson.
2 Kg 9.2 - Did God commend or condemn Jehu for the killings at Jezreel?
God commended him for it.
2 Kg 10.30,
2 Chr 22.7
God condemned him for it.
Hos 1.4 - Where was Joash buried?
With the other kings in Jerusalem.
2 Kg 12.20
In Jerusalem,
but not with the other kings.
2 Chr 24.24-25 - When did Jehoash become king of Judah?
At least forty years after Joash became king of Judah.
2 Kg 13.1,
10
In the thirty seventh year of Joash’s reign.
2 Kg 13.10 - How long did Jotham reign?
At least 20 years.
2 Kg 15.30
16 years.
2 Kg 15.32-33 - Was Ahaz buried with his fathers?
Yes.
2 Kg 16.20
No.
2 Chr 28.27 - Is every word of God pure?
Yes.
Ps 12.6,
119.140;
Pr 30.5
No.
2 Kg 18.27,
Ezek 23.20,
Hab 2.16,
Mal 2.3 - Why did God turn the sundial back ten degrees?
As a sign that he would heal Hezekiah’s boil.
2 Kg 20.8
As a sign that he would defend the city against the Assyrians.
Is 38.4 - How did King Josiah die?
He died a peaceful death.
2 Kg 22.20
He was killed in battle.
2 Kg 23.29-30,
2 Chr 35.23-24 - Where did Josiah die?
He died at Megiddo.
2 Kg 23.29-30
He died in Jerusalem.
2 Chr 35.23-24 - Who succeeded Jehoiakim as king?
He was succeeded as king by his son.
2 Kg 24.6
He had no one to succeed him.
Jer 36.30 - How old was Jehoachin when he began to reign?
He was 18 years old and he reigned for 3 months.
2 Kg 24.8
He was 8 years old and he reigned for 3 months and 10 days.
2 Chr 36.9 - Did Zedekiah’s eyes behold the king of Babylon?
Yes,
his eyes beheld the king of Babylon.
Jer 34.3
No,
his eyes were removed before he reached Babylon.
2 Kg 25.7 - On what day did the temple burn?
On the seventh day.
2 Kg 25.8-9
On the tenth day.
Jer 52.12-13 - How high was the chapiter?
Five cubits.
Jer 52.22
Three cubits.
2 Kg 25.17 - How many men were in the king’s presence?
Five.
2 Kg 25.19
Seven.
Jer 52.25 - On what day of the month was Jehoiachin released from prison?
On the 27th day of the month.
2 Kg 25.27
On 25th day of the month.
Jer 52.31 - Generations from David to the Babylonian Captivity
Contradictory lists are given in
1 Chr 3.11-16
and
Mt 1.6-11 - Was Jeconiah the son or grandson of Josiah?
He was Josiah’s son.
Mt 1.11
He was Josiah’s grandson.
1 Chr 3.15-16 - Did Jeconiah have any sons?
Jeconiah had no sons.
Jer 22.30
Jeconiah had several sons;
one was an ancestor of Jesus.
1 Chr 3.17,
Mt 1.12 - Who was Zerubbabel’s father?
Pedaiah.
1 Chr 3.19
Shealtiel.
Ezra 3.2,
Neh 12.1,
Hag 1.1,
Mt 1.12,
Lk 3.27 - Who were the sons of Heman?
Contradictory lists are given in
1 Chr 25.4
and
2 Chr 29.14 - Who was Zechariah’s father?
Jehoiada.
2 Chr 24.20
Berechias.
Mt 23.35 - Did Jehoiakim die in Babylon or near Jerusalem?
He died in Babylon.
2 Chr 36.6
He died near Jerusalem.
Jer 22.18-19 - How many of Arah’s offspring returned from Babylon?
775.
Ezra 2.5
652.
Neh 7.10 - How many of Pahathmoab,
Jeshua, and Joab’s offspring returned from Babylon?
2812.
Ezra 2.6
2818.
Neh 7.11 - How many of Zattu’s offspring returned from Babylon?
945.
Ezra 2.8
845.
Neh 7.13 - How many of Bani’s offspring returned from Babylon?
642.
Ezra 2.10
648.
Neh 7.15 - How many of Bebai’s offspring returned from Babylon?
623.
Ezra 2.11
628.
Neh 7.16 - How many of Azgad’s offspring returned from Babylon?
1222.
Ezra 2.12
2322.
Neh 7.17 - How many of Adonikam’s offspring returned from Babylon?
666.
Ezra 2.13
667.
Neh 7.18 - How many of Bigvai’s offspring returned from Babylon?
2056.
Ezra 2.14
2067.
Neh 7.19 - How many of Adin’s offspring returned from Babylon?
454.
Ezra 2.15
655.
Neh 7.20 - How many of Bezai’s offspring returned from Babylon?
323.
Ezra 2.17
324.
Neh 7.23 - How many of Bethlehem and Netophah’s offspring returned from Babylon?
179.
Ezra 2.21-22
188.
Neh 7.26 - How many of Lod, Hadid, and Ono’s offspring returned from Babylon?
725.
Ezra 2.33
721.
Neh 7.37 - How many of Senaah’s offspring returned from Babylon?
3630.
Ezra 2.35
3930.
Neh 7.38 - How many of Asaph’s offspring returned from Babylon?
128.
Ezra 2.41
148.
Neh 7.44 - How many children of the porters returned from Babylon?
139.
Ezra 2.42
138.
Neh 7.45 - How many of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda’s offspring returned from Babylon?
652.
Ezra 2.60
642.
Neh 7.62 - How many singing men and women returned from Babylon?
200.
Ezra 2.65
245.
Neh 7.67 - How much gold, silver, and clothing did the people give?
61,000 drams of gold, 5000 pounds of silver, and 100 priests’ garments.
Ezra 2.69
20,000 drams of gold, 2000 pounds of silver, and 67 priests’ garments.
Neh 7.72 - Was Zechariah Iddo’s son or grandson?
Zechariah was Iddo’s son.
Ezra 5.1,
6.14
Zechariah was Iddo’s grandson.
Zech 1.1 - Is the devil free to roam?
Yes, he’s free to roam around.
Job 1.7,
2.2,
1 Pet 5.8
No,
he’s tied up
.
2 Pet 2.4,
Jude 6 - Who brought evil on Job?
Satan.
Job 2.7
God.
Job 42.11 - Does God destroy both the righteous and the wicked?
Yes God destroys both the righteous and the wicked.
Job 9.22,
Ec 7.15,
Ezek 21.3-5
No. God destroys the wicked, not the righteous.
Ezek 18.19-20,
33.19 - Can God be found through reason alone?
Yes.
Rom 1.20
No.
Job 11.7 - Do evildoers prosper?
No.
Ps 34.21
Yes.
Job 12.6;
Ps 73.3-4,
7,
12;
Jer 12.1 - Do the wicked live long?
Yes.
Job 21.7
No.
Ps 55.23;
Pr 10.27,
24.20;
Ec 8.13;
Jer 23.19;
Nah 1.3 - Is wisdom a good thing?
Yes.
Pr 3.35,
4.7,
10.14,
14.8,
16.16,
23.23;
Ec 9.16-18;
Jas 1.5
No.
Gen 3.6,
Job 37.24,
1 Cor 1.19-20
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