Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 28:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 28:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 28:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, God chose Solomon from all of King David's sons to be the next king of Israel. This shows that God had a special plan for Solomon to lead the people.

1 Chronicles 28:5: And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:1

This verse speaks of God choosing David as king, implying a divine choice different from succession as the reason for his kingship.

1 Samuel 16:1: And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 13:14

God seeks a man after His own heart to be king, suggesting divine selection over hereditary succession like in 1 Chronicles 28:5.

1 Samuel 13:14: But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him [to be] captain over his people, because thou hast not kept [that] which the LORD commanded thee.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 11:11

Here, God's decision to take the kingdom away contradicts the idea of an everlasting inheritance given to a son.

1 Kings 11:11: Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant. [is done...: Heb. is with thee]

Contradiction with Hosea 13:11

God expresses His anger towards giving a king, contradicting the concept of a divinely sanctioned royal line.

Hosea 13:11: I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took [him] away in my wrath.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 22:30

God declares that no descendant of Jeconiah will prosper on the throne, contradicting the idea of a guaranteed succession.

Jeremiah 22:30: Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man [that] shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.

Paradox #1

One possible contradiction in that passage is that it refers to Solomon as the chosen king. However, other parts of the Bible, like 1 Kings, depict a power struggle between Solomon and his brother Adonijah, who also claimed the throne. This inconsistency in different accounts might cause confusion about who was initially chosen to be king.

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