Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 14:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 14:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 14:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, this story shows that God kept His promise about what would happen to Jeroboam's family because they did not follow His ways. Even though it was sad, it reminded people to listen to and trust God.

1 Kings 14:17: And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: [and] when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;

Contradiction with 1 Kings 13:34

This verse speaks of the continuity of sin in the house of Jeroboam, indicating ongoing adverse actions, whereas 1 Kings 14:17 narrates a temporary cessation associated with Jeroboam's household due to the death of his son.

1 Kings 13:34: And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut [it] off, and to destroy [it] from off the face of the earth.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 15:28-29

This passage describes Baasha's extermination of the house of Jeroboam, presenting a finality and divine retribution not directly evident in 1 Kings 14:17, where only a single son dies, indicating ongoing consequences yet to unfold.

1 Kings 15:28-29: Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead.
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