Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 16:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 16:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 16:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 1 Kings, this verse tells us that there are more stories and actions about King Baasha written in another book called the chronicles of the kings of Israel. It's like saying, "There is more to know about him, and you can read it in another storybook about kings."

1 Kings 16:5: Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

Contradiction with Proverbs 10:7

This verse states that the memory of the just is blessed, contrasting with the accounts of the kings' actions such as in 1 Kings 16:5, which discusses the acts of Baasha and his burial, with no blessing mentioned.

Proverbs 10:7: The memory of the just [is] blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:16-17

These verses emphasize that a good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, whereas 1 Kings 16:5 discusses the acts of Baasha whose reign is associated with wrongdoing.

Matthew 7:16-17: Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

Contradiction with Galatians 6:7

This verse mentions that a man reaps what he sows, potentially in contradiction to the period where actions of kings, as described in 1 Kings 16:5, often seem to escape immediate retribution.

Galatians 6:7: Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

This verse states that the soul who sins shall die, suggesting individual accountability, which contrasts with 1 Kings 16:5 where collective outcomes of kings' actions are documented without immediate individual divine punishment.

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 Proverbs 16:7

This verse suggests that when a man's ways please the Lord, even his enemies make peace with him, which can contrast with the chronicles of strife and conflict seen in the context of 1 Kings 16:5.

Proverbs 16:7: When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
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