Contradiction with Deuteronomy 12:5
This verse instructs to seek the place which the Lord chooses, contradicting Jeroboam's establishment of high places.
Deuteronomy 12:5: But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, [even] unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:
Contradiction with Exodus 20:4
Prohibits making graven images, conflicting with Jeroboam making idols.
Exodus 20:4: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:
Contradiction with Leviticus 17:3-4
Commands sacrifices to be offered only at the Tabernacle, contrasting with sacrifices at high places.
Leviticus 17:3-4: What man soever [there be] of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth [it] out of the camp,
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 12:13-14
Instructs to offer burnt offerings in specific places chosen by God, not just anywhere.
Deuteronomy 12:13-14: Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 17:8-9
Establishes a centralized priestly authority, whereas Jeroboam appointed his own priests.
Deuteronomy 17:8-9: If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, [being] matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose;
Contradiction with Numbers 3:10
Designates the priesthood to Aaron's descendants, opposing Jeroboam's non-Levite appointments.
Numbers 3:10: And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
Paradox #1
"1 Kings 12:31" could be seen as inconsistent with previous biblical teachings about worship and the priesthood. In earlier scriptures, God had specific instructions about worshiping only Him and detailed rules about the Levites being the only ones to serve as priests. This verse describes changes made to those traditions, which could be viewed as conflicting with established religious practices and laws.
Paradox #2
The contradiction or conflict in 1 Kings 12:31 might arise from the action of establishing places of worship and appointing priests outside the religious laws that were initially set for the Israelites. This creates a conflict with the traditional religious practices and laws, suggesting a deviation from what was previously commanded.