Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 10:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 10:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 10:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 1 Kings, King Solomon was very wise and answered all the questions a queen asked him. He didn't keep any secrets or hide anything from her, so she learned everything she wanted to know.

1 Kings 10:3: And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not [any] thing hid from the king, which he told her not. [questions: Heb. words]

Contradiction with Matthew 12:42

This verse contradicts 1 Kings 10:3 by stating that something greater than Solomon is present, implying limits to Solomon's wisdom.

Matthew 12:42: The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon [is] here.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:17-18

These verses contradict 1 Kings 10:3 by expressing that increased wisdom brings sorrow, contrasting the admiration of Solomon's wisdom.

Ecclesiastes 1:17-18: And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 3:19

This verse contradicts 1 Kings 10:3 by declaring the wisdom of this world as foolishness with God, opposing the idea of Solomon's exceptional wisdom.

1 Corinthians 3:19: For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
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