Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 1:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 1:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 1:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, if the king dies without announcing Solomon as the next king, Solomon and his mother might be in danger and treated like they did something wrong. They were worried because others might try to be king instead.

1 Kings 1:21: Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders. [offenders: Heb. sinners]

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 28:5

This verse implies Solomon's kingship was divinely chosen, contradicting the notion of political insecurity in 1 Kings 1:21.

1 Chronicles 28:5: And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 1:30

This promise assures Solomon's succession, conflicting with the fear of peril in 1 Kings 1:21.

1 Kings 1:30: Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.
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