Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22
This verse emphasizes obedience to God's commands, whereas 1 Kings 12:22 suggests God sending a message for action rather than direct obedience to a commandment.
1 Samuel 15:22: And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams.
Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 10:15
This verse implies that the situation was orchestrated by God, potentially contradicting the intervention in 1 Kings 12:22.
2 Chronicles 10:15: So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that the LORD might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
Contradiction with Proverbs 16:9
Highlights human plans versus divine intervention, contrasting with the specific divine directive in 1 Kings 12:22.
Proverbs 16:9: A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9
This speaks of God's thoughts and ways being beyond human understanding, potentially contradicting the clarity of instruction in 1 Kings 12:22.
Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.