Contradiction with Exodus 2:15
1 Kings 11:18 suggests a specific journey and process for seeking refuge, while in Exodus 2:15, Moses’ flight to Midian lacks such intermediaries like Pharaoh leading them to Egypt, showing variations in the path refugees took in different stories.
Exodus 2:15: Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.
Contradiction with 1 Samuel 27:1-2
1 Kings 11:18 involves a flight to Egypt for refuge, while David’s refuge in Philistine territory under Achish presents an alternative geographical and political refuge approach, illustrating a different method and location for seeking asylum.
1 Samuel 27:1-2: And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: [there is] nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand. [perish: Heb. be consumed]
Contradiction with Genesis 12:10
In 1 Kings 11:18, seeking refuge involves going through desert regions, yet in Genesis 12:10, Abram's journey to Egypt due to famine seems direct and solely for sustenance, not involving escaping a military threat or political asylum.
Genesis 12:10: And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine [was] grievous in the land.