Contradiction with 1 Kings 14:15
This verse contrasts with 1 Kings 14:23 by saying that God would uproot Israel for their idolatry, whereas 1 Kings 14:23 discusses the high places they built for idolatrous worship.
1 Kings 14:15: For the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the LORD to anger.
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 12:2-3
These verses instruct the destruction of high places, contradicting 1 Kings 14:23 where high places are built up.
Deuteronomy 12:2-3: Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree: [possess: or, inherit]
Contradiction with Exodus 20:3-5
These verses prohibit idolatry, which contradicts 1 Kings 14:23, where worship on high places involves idols.
Exodus 20:3-5: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Contradiction with 2 Kings 18:4
This verse describes the destruction of high places, in contrast to 1 Kings 14:23, where they are constructed.
2 Kings 18:4: He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan. [images: Heb. statues] [Nehushtan: that is, A piece of brass]
Contradiction with Leviticus 26:1
This verse forbids making idols, contradicting the building of high places for worship as seen in 1 Kings 14:23.
Leviticus 26:1: Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up [any] image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I [am] the LORD your God. [standing...: or, pillar] [image of...: or, figured stone: Heb. a stone of picture]
Contradiction with Isaiah 2:8
This verse condemns a land full of idols, which contrasts with the actions described in 1 Kings 14:23.
Isaiah 2:8: Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made:
Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:31
This verse condemns sacrifices in high places, contradicting the establishment of such places in 1 Kings 14:23.
Jeremiah 7:31: And they have built the high places of Tophet, which [is] in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded [them] not, neither came it into my heart. [came...: Heb. came it upon my heart]
Contradiction with Joshua 23:16
This verse warns of the consequences of transgressing God's covenant, which is represented in 1 Kings 14:23 with the building of high places.
Joshua 23:16: When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.
Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 34:3-7
These verses recount the destruction of high places, contradicting their construction in 1 Kings 14:23.
2 Chronicles 34:3-7: For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.
Contradiction with Hosea 10:8
This verse speaks to the destruction of high places, in contradiction to their establishment as noted in 1 Kings 14:23.
Hosea 10:8: The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.
Paradox #1
The concept of people building high places, sacred stones, and Asherah poles, as mentioned in 1 Kings 14:23, contradicts the biblical command to worship only God and avoid idolatry. In the Bible, God repeatedly instructs the Israelites to worship Him alone and forbids the creation and worship of idols. Therefore, the actions described in this verse show a conflict with those teachings by depicting the Israelites engaging in idol worship.
Paradox #2
There could be a contradiction with earlier biblical passages that emphasize the exclusive worship of God and prohibitions against idolatry. While earlier texts, such as the Ten Commandments, strongly condemn idol worship, this verse describes the people's actions that seem to contradict those laws by building high places and sacred pillars, suggesting inconsistency in adherence to these commandments.
Paradox #3
This Bible verse describes people building high places and idols, which goes against God's command to worship Him alone and avoid idolatry. The contradiction is that while they are supposed to follow God's laws, they are engaging in practices that violate those laws by worshipping other gods.