Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 12:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 12:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 12:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, the people of Israel decided to make Jeroboam their king, and only the tribe called Judah stayed with the family of David. This means that Israel was now divided into two parts.

1 Kings 12:20: And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 10:24

This verse describes the people's acceptance of Saul as king over all Israel, which contradicts 1 Kings 12:20 where the kingdom is divided and Jeroboam is made king over only the ten northern tribes.

1 Samuel 10:24: And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that [there is] none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king. [God...: Heb. Let the king live]

Contradiction with 1 Kings 11:13

This verse indicates that God would leave one tribe to Solomon's son for David's sake, contradicting the scenario in 1 Kings 12:20 where Judah and Benjamin remain under Rehoboam, not just one tribe.

1 Kings 11:13: Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; [but] will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 5:3

Here, all the tribes of Israel come together to make David king over Israel, which conflicts with the division in 1 Kings 12:20 where not all tribes unite under a single king.

2 Samuel 5:3: So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.

Contradiction with Joshua 11:23

The verse mentions Joshua taking the whole land and distributing it according to their tribes, suggesting unity and contrast with the division seen in 1 Kings 12:20.

Joshua 11:23: So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.

Contradiction with Judges 2:18

In Judges, God raises judges to lead Israel, contrasting the divided kingship in 1 Kings 12:20 where leadership is not divinely appointed by judges but through rebellion.

Judges 2:18: And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.
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