Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 13:29

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 13:29 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 13:29. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, this story shows that even people who do good things, like listening to God, can make mistakes. It also reminds us that it's important to care for others, even when they are gone.

1 Kings 13:29: And the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him.

Contradiction with Proverbs 12:21

This verse suggests that no harm befalls the righteous, which contradicts the events of 1 Kings 13:29 where a man of God suffers misfortune.

Proverbs 12:21: There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

Contradiction with Proverbs 13:6

Righteousness is said to guard the man of integrity, yet in 1 Kings 13:29, the man of God faces calamity.

Proverbs 13:6: Righteousness keepeth [him that is] upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner. [the sinner: Heb. sin]

Contradiction with Psalm 91:10

Promises that no evil shall befall those who trust in the Lord, contrasting the fate of the prophet in 1 Kings 13:29.

Psalm 91:10: There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

Contradiction with Isaiah 3:10

Declares that things will go well with the righteous, conflicting with the incident in 1 Kings 13:29.

Isaiah 3:10: Say ye to the righteous, that [it shall be] well [with him]: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

Contradiction with Psalm 34:19

States that the righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all, which does not align with the outcome in 1 Kings 13:29.

Psalm 34:19: Many [are] the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
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