Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 14:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 14:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 14:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, God is telling Jeroboam that He chose him to be the leader of Israel and made him important among the people. God is reminding Jeroboam of the special job He gave him.

1 Kings 14:7: Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel,

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:1

This verse indicates that God has chosen David to be king over Israel, implying divine favor, in contrast to 1 Kings 14:7 where God declares judgment against Jeroboam's house.

1 Samuel 16:1: And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 28:5

This verse emphasizes God's choice of Solomon as king, which contradicts the divine disapproval of Jeroboam's reign indicated in 1 Kings 14:7.

1 Chronicles 28:5: And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 11:11

God decides to tear the kingdom from Solomon and not Jeroboam, contradicting 1 Kings 14:7's assertion of how God lifted Jeroboam to his position.

1 Kings 11:11: Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant. [is done...: Heb. is with thee]
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