Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 1:31

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 1:31 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 1:31. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, Bathsheba showed respect to King David by bowing down and wishing him a long life. She wanted to honor the king and show that she cared for him.

1 Kings 1:31: Then Bathsheba bowed with [her] face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:5

Contradicts 1 Kings 1:31 because bowing to kings may conflict with the commandment against bowing to other than God.

Exodus 20:5: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;

Contradiction with Matthew 4:10

Contradicts 1 Kings 1:31 as it emphasizes worshiping and serving only God, not a human king.

Matthew 4:10: Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
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