Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 15:31

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 15:31 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 15:31. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 1 Kings, this verse is telling us that there were other things King Nadab did, and those stories are written down in another book about Israel's kings. So, it’s like saying, "If you want to know more about him, you can read those other stories."

1 Kings 15:31: Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 29:29

This verse implies that the acts of other kings are recorded in different books or sources, contrasting the specific reference to "book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah" in 1 Kings 15:31.

1 Chronicles 29:29: Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they [are] written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer, [book: or, history: Heb. words]

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 8:16

Details about the rule and achievements of David's reign suggest a singular source, unlike the different chronicling of kings' acts mentioned in 1 Kings 15:31.

2 Samuel 8:16: And Joab the son of Zeruiah [was] over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud [was] recorder; [recorder: or, remembrancer, or, writer of chronicles]

Contradiction with 2 Kings 14:18

Refers to "book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel" instead of Judah, highlighting a division in documentation not indicated within 1 Kings 15:31.

2 Kings 14:18: And the rest of the acts of Amaziah, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 9:29

Mentions various prophets documenting Solomon's reign, contrasting with the implication of a singular record in 1 Kings 15:31.

2 Chronicles 9:29: Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, [are] they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat? [book: Heb. words]

Contradiction with Matthew 1:1

Introduces a genealogy of Jesus tracing through kings, suggesting a different form of historical record compared to the chronicles mentioned in 1 Kings 15:31.

Matthew 1:1: The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
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