Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 14:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 14:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 14:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 1 Kings, this verse means that God was going to let the child pass away as a sign that what He said was true. It tells us that God sees everything and does what is right, even if it's sad.

1 Kings 14:12: Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: [and] when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.

Contradiction with John 11:25-26

This verse discusses Jesus as the resurrection and life, implying that belief in Him can lead to eternal life, contradicting the finality of death described in 1 Kings 14:12.

John 11:25-26: Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

Contradiction with 2 Kings 20:5

This verse shows God granting extended life to Hezekiah, contradicting the instant nature of judgment and death in 1 Kings 14:12.

2 Kings 20:5: Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.

Contradiction with Genesis 6:3

This verse speaks of God allowing humans a lifespan, which stands in contrast to the immediate death prophecy in 1 Kings 14:12.

Genesis 6:3: And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also [is] flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:32

Here, God expresses no pleasure in the death of anyone, emphasizing life and repentance, which contradicts the finality in the prophecy of death in 1 Kings 14:12.

Ezekiel 18:32: For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn [yourselves], and live ye. [yourselves: or, others]

Contradiction with Jonah 3:10

God spares Nineveh upon repentance, showing mercy and a reversal of judgment, which contradicts the inevitable death in 1 Kings 14:12.

Jonah 3:10: And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did [it] not.
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