Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 14:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 14:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 14:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, the people of Israel were very sad and showed respect when they buried the person, just like God had told them through His special messenger, Ahijah the prophet. This was a way of following what God had said to do.

1 Kings 14:18: And they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by the hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:29

God is described as not changing His mind, whereas in 1 Kings 14:18, God's actions respond to human behavior.

1 Samuel 15:29: And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he [is] not a man, that he should repent. [Strength: or, Eternity, or, Victory]

Contradiction with Psalm 145:9

States that the LORD is good to all, contrasting with the punishment described in 1 Kings 14:18.

Psalm 145:9: The LORD [is] good to all: and his tender mercies [are] over all his works.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:23

God expresses no pleasure in the death of the wicked, conflicting with the death that occurs in 1 Kings 14:18 as a result of judgment.

Ezekiel 18:23: Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: [and] not that he should return from his ways, and live?

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