Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 16:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 16:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 16:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, God is saying that He will take away Baasha's family and descendants, just like He did with Jeroboam's family because they did bad things. This means Baasha's family won't be kings anymore because they didn't follow God's ways.

1 Kings 16:3: Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

This verse states that a son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, contrasting with the generational punishment implied in 1 Kings 16:3.

Ezekiel 18:20: The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 24:16

This verse explicitly states that parents should not be put to death for their children, nor children for their parents, contradicting the implication of family punishment in 1 Kings 16:3.

Deuteronomy 24:16: The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:29-30

Here, it says that each person will die for their own sin, contradicting the notion of collective family punishment suggested in 1 Kings 16:3.

Jeremiah 31:29-30: In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge.
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