Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 22:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 22:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 22:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, David wanted to build a very special and beautiful house for God, but since his son Solomon was still young, David decided to gather lots of supplies and get everything ready for him. This way, when Solomon grew up, he could build the amazing house that would make people everywhere talk about it.

1 Chronicles 22:5: And David said, Solomon my son [is] young and tender, and the house [that is] to be builded for the LORD [must be] exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will [therefore] now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 6:1-2

1 Kings 6:1-2 states Solomon began building the temple in the fourth year of his reign, which complements 1 Chronicles 22:5.

1 Kings 6:1-2: And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which [is] the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD. [began...: Heb. built]

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 29:1

1 Chronicles 29:1 describes Solomon as young and inexperienced, consistent with David's observation in 1 Chronicles 22:5.

1 Chronicles 29:1: Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, [is yet] young and tender, and the work [is] great: for the palace [is] not for man, but for the LORD God.

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