Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 14:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 14:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 14:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, when King Rehoboam lost the fancy gold shields, he made new ones out of bronze and gave them to his guards to keep them safe. This shows how sometimes people have to make do with less fancy things when the nice ones are gone.

1 Kings 14:27: And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed [them] unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king's house. [guard: Heb. runners]

Contradiction with Exodus 20:23

This verse prohibits making gods of silver or gold, which could be seen as analogous to the golden shields replaced by bronze in 1 Kings 14:27, highlighting a tension between divine commandments and royal actions.

Exodus 20:23: Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.

Contradiction with Isaiah 2:8

This verse criticizes the worship of idols made of silver and gold, which contrasts with the actions in 1 Kings 14:27 where Rehoboam replaces stolen golden shields with bronze ones.

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 10:4

This verse denounces idols decorated with silver and gold, contrasting with the importance placed on material wealth symbolized by the shields in 1 Kings 14:27.

Jeremiah 10:4: They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19-20

This verse advises against storing earthly treasures, in contrast to the story in 1 Kings 14:27 where the act of replacing lost gold with bronze treasures is significant.

Matthew 6:19-20: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Contradiction with Acts 17:29

This verse argues against perceiving the divine in terms of gold, silver, or stone, contradicting the focus on golden shields in 1 Kings 14:27.

Acts 17:29: Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
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