Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 15:34

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 15:34 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 15:34. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, this means that the king behaved badly in God's eyes, following the same wrong actions as Jeroboam, who made the people of Israel also do wrong things.

1 Kings 15:34: And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 15:11

This verse contradicts 1 Kings 15:34 as it describes someone doing what is right in the sight of the Lord, unlike the acts in 1 Kings 15:34.

1 Kings 15:11: And Asa did [that which was] right in the eyes of the LORD, as [did] David his father.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 14:2

Describes another king doing what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God, opposing the behavior depicted in 1 Kings 15:34.

2 Chronicles 14:2: And Asa did [that which was] good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 17:3-4

Contrasts 1 Kings 15:34 by showing a king who did not seek Baalim but sought the God of his father and followed his commandments.

2 Chronicles 17:3-4: And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim; [of...: or, of his father, and of David]

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:16-17

Calls for ceasing to do evil and learning to do good, a contradiction to the actions in 1 Kings 15:34.

Isaiah 1:16-17: Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;

Contradiction with Micah 6:8

Emphasizes acting justly and walking humbly with God, opposing the negative actions in 1 Kings 15:34.

Micah 6:8: He hath shewed thee, O man, what [is] good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? [walk...: Heb. humble thyself to walk]

Contradiction with Romans 12:21

Encourages overcoming evil with good, contradicting the evil practices in 1 Kings 15:34.

Romans 12:21: Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
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