Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 11:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 11:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 11:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 1 Kings, Hadad ran away to Egypt with some of his father's helpers when he was just a young boy. This story shows how God looked after Hadad even when he was little.

1 Kings 11:17: That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad [being] yet a little child.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart contradicts relying on Pharaoh's support as shown in 1 Kings 11:17.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Isaiah 31:1

Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help opposes Hadad fleeing to Egypt for protection in 1 Kings 11:17.

Isaiah 31:1: Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because [they are] many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

Cursed be the man that trusteth in man challenges seeking Pharaoh's refuge mentioned in 1 Kings 11:17.

Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

Contradiction with Psalm 20:7

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses contrasts the reliance on Egypt in 1 Kings 11:17.

Psalm 20:7: Some [trust] in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 17:16

Ye shall henceforth return no more that way, referring to Egypt, contradicts Hadad's flight path in 1 Kings 11:17.

Deuteronomy 17:16: But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.
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