Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 1:33

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 1:33 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 1:33. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, King David wanted to show everyone that Solomon was the next king by having him ride on the king's special mule. Riding the king's mule was like saying, "This is the new king, who God has chosen!"

1 Kings 1:33: The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon: [mine...: Heb. which belongeth to me]

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 29:22

This verse describes Solomon being anointed as king more publicly with the support of all the people and not just by a select group as suggested in 1 Kings 1:33.

1 Chronicles 29:22: And did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed [him] unto the LORD [to be] the chief governor, and Zadok [to be] priest.

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 5:3

This verse shows a unified acceptance of David as king by all tribes of Israel, unlike the specific and limited anointment of Solomon in 1 Kings 1:33.

2 Samuel 5:3: So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 17:15

This verse emphasizes choosing a king whom the Lord selects from among your brothers, which could imply a more divine, broader community choice than the specific direction by David in 1 Kings 1:33.

Deuteronomy 17:15: Thou shalt in any wise set [him] king over thee, whom the LORD thy God shall choose: [one] from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which [is] not thy brother.

Contradiction with John 18:36

This verse highlights the nature of Jesus’s kingdom as spiritual and not of this world, contrasting with the earthly, political nature of Solomon's anointing in 1 Kings 1:33.

John 18:36: Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
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