Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 10:10

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

According to the author of the book of 1 Kings, this verse tells us about a time when a queen, called the Queen of Sheba, visited King Solomon and gave him lots of gold, spices, and precious stones as gifts. It means she brought more spices than anyone had ever seen before.

1 Kings 10:10: And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:16

This verse values wisdom and understanding above gold and silver, whereas 1 Kings 10:10 highlights a large gift of gold from the queen of Sheba as significantly valuable.

Proverbs 16:16: How much better [is it] to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19-20

These verses advise against storing earthly treasures like those in 1 Kings 10:10, emphasizing heavenly treasures instead.

Matthew 6:19-20: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Contradiction with Luke 12:15

This verse warns against greed and implies that life isn’t about material abundance, contrasting the focus on material wealth in 1 Kings 10:10.

Luke 12:15: And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 5:10

This verse expresses that those who love silver and abundance will never be satisfied, differing from the positive portrayal of wealth in 1 Kings 10:10.

Ecclesiastes 5:10: He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this [is] also vanity.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 6:10

This verse warns that the love of money is the root of all evil, whereas 1 Kings 10:10 narrates a positive account of material wealth given to Solomon.

1 Timothy 6:10: For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. [erred: or, been seduced]
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