Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 10:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 10:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 10:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Kings, King Solomon was very rich and made many golden shields to show his wealth. He kept these shiny, gold shields in a special place called the house of the forest of Lebanon.

1 Kings 10:17: And [he made] three hundred shields [of] beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 9:16

This verse contradicts 1 Kings 10:17 by providing a different number or weight of shields made by Solomon.

2 Chronicles 9:16: And three hundred shields [made he of] beaten gold: three hundred [shekels] of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
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