Contradiction with Matthew 5:7
1 Kings 16:4 speaks of dogs and fowls consuming the dead, while Matthew 5:7 emphasizes mercy, contrasting the outcome for sinners.
Matthew 5:7: Blessed [are] the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:23
1 Kings 16:4 implies punishment through death and desecration, whereas Ezekiel 18:23 expresses God's desire for repentance rather than death for the wicked.
Ezekiel 18:23: Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: [and] not that he should return from his ways, and live?
Contradiction with Jonah 4:11
The destruction mentioned in 1 Kings 16:4 contrasts with God's concern for the people and animals in Jonah 4:11, highlighting divine compassion for preservation over destruction.
Jonah 4:11: And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and [also] much cattle?
Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:9
1 Kings 16:4 describes certain judgment, while 2 Peter 3:9 highlights God's patience and desire for all to come to repentance rather than perish.
2 Peter 3:9: The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Paradox #1
The contradiction in this verse could be the harsh punishment given to innocent children and bystanders for the actions of a sinful leader, raising questions about justice and fairness.