Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 17:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 17:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 17:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, God is unique and special, and there is no one else like Him. Everything people have learned and heard shows that He is the only true God.

1 Chronicles 17:20: O LORD, [there is] none like thee, neither [is there any] God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

Contradiction with Exodus 15:11

This verse exalts the LORD as being without equal among the gods, similar to 1 Chronicles 17:20, but implies the presence of other gods, whereas 1 Chronicles 17:20 asserts there is none like God outright.

Exodus 15:11: Who [is] like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who [is] like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful [in] praises, doing wonders? [gods: or, mighty ones?]

Contradiction with Psalm 86:8

This verse acknowledges that no gods are like the Lord, supporting a universal comparison that 1 Chronicles 17:20 intends to refute by focusing solely on the Lord's uniqueness.

Psalm 86:8: Among the gods [there is] none like unto thee, O Lord; neither [are there any works] like unto thy works.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 4:35

This verse states that the LORD is God, and there is no other besides Him, mirroring 1 Chronicles 17:20, but implies exclusion of the existence of others rather than focusing on incomparability.

Deuteronomy 4:35: Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he [is] God; [there is] none else beside him.

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:5

It declares there is no God beside the LORD similar to 1 Chronicles 17:20, but it suggests a possible existence of other gods not recognized by God, whereas 1 Chronicles stresses absolute uniqueness without consideration of other gods.

Isaiah 45:5: I [am] the LORD, and [there is] none else, [there is] no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
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