Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 14:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 14:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 14:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Chronicles, God shows that David is a special king by having other kings like Hiram send him gifts and help. This makes everyone see how important David is because even kings from other places want to help him.

1 Chronicles 14:1: Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 17:6

In this verse, God asks through Nathan if He ever asked any of the judges of Israel to build Him a house of cedars, implying a degree of divine disinterest in opulent building projects, contrasting with the human endeavor described in 1 Chronicles 14:1.

1 Chronicles 17:6: Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?

Contradiction with 1 Kings 5:3

Solomon mentions that David could not build a house for the name of the LORD due to warfare, contrasting with 1 Chronicles 14:1 where there's involvement in building a house, though contextually different (David's house vs. the temple).

1 Kings 5:3: Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.

Contradiction with Acts 7:48

Stephen preaches that the Most High dwells not in temples made with hands, suggesting a theological viewpoint that earthly structures like the house in 1 Chronicles 14:1 are unnecessary for God's presence.

Acts 7:48: Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19

Jesus advises against laying up earthly treasures, which could contrast with the idea of amassing resources for a grand house as in 1 Chronicles 14:1.

Matthew 6:19: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
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