Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 1:25

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 1:25 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 1:25. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, Adonijah threw a big party with lots of food and invited important people because he wanted to make himself king. Everyone at the party was cheering for him to be their new king.

1 Kings 1:25: For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah. [God...: Heb. Let king Adonijah live]

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:18

This verse states, "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall," which contradicts Adonijah's actions in 1 Kings 1:25, where he exalts himself by declaring "God save king Adonijah," acting pridefully without divine or kingly endorsement.

Proverbs 16:18: Pride [goeth] before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

Contradiction with Matthew 23:12

This verse says, "And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted," which contradicts Adonijah's self-exaltation in 1 Kings 1:25 because he is eventually not recognized as king.

Matthew 23:12: And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

Contradiction with James 4:10

"Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up," contrasts with the self-promotion seen in 1 Kings 1:25, where Adonijah exalts himself without waiting for God’s anointing.

James 4:10: Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

Contradiction with 1 Peter 5:6

"Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time," contradicts the actions in 1 Kings 1:25 as Adonijah’s self-exaltation is premature and without divine sanction.

1 Peter 5:6: Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

Contradiction with Luke 14:11

"For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted," stands in opposition to Adonijah's behavior in 1 Kings 1:25, where his self-exaltation leads to his eventual humiliation.

Luke 14:11: For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
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