Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 10:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 10:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 10:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, the queen of Sheba heard about how wise and famous King Solomon was because of God. She wanted to see for herself, so she visited him to ask him tricky questions.

1 Kings 10:1: And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 10:6

The Queen of Sheba acknowledges Solomon's wisdom as true, but in 1 Kings 10:1, she doubted the reports initially, seeking to test him with hard questions.

1 Kings 10:6: And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom. [report: Heb. word] [acts: or, sayings]

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 9:1

The Queen of Sheba visits Solomon, hearing of his fame, consistent with 1 Kings 10:1, though here, it appears twice in the Bible, suggesting a contradiction in unique storytelling.

2 Chronicles 9:1: And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
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