Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 1:44

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 1:44 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 1:44. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, this verse means that the king sent some important helpers to make sure Solomon becomes the new king by having him ride on the king's special mule. It shows that Solomon was chosen and supported by the king's trusted people.

1 Kings 1:44: And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule:

Contradiction with 1 Kings 1:5

Adonijah, the son of Haggith, proclaimed himself king without David's consent, which contradicts the divine and kingly endorsement given to Solomon in 1 Kings 1:44.

1 Kings 1:5: Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. [be king: Heb. reign]

Contradiction with 1 Kings 1:16-17

Bathsheba reminds King David of his promise that Solomon would reign after him, contradicting any competing claims to the throne such as those implied in 1 Kings 1:44.

1 Kings 1:16-17: And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou? [What...: Heb. What to thee?]

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 15:10

Absalom's self-proclamation as king contradicts the ordained and supported elevation of Solomon as described in 1 Kings 1:44.

2 Samuel 15:10: But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:7

God's instruction to Samuel about choosing David as king based on God's insight rather than human appearances contradicts any claim not supported by divine will, like those corrected with Solomon's anointment in 1 Kings 1:44.

1 Samuel 16:7: But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. [outward...: Heb. eyes]
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