Contradiction with Exodus 21:12
While 1 Kings 1:53 spares Adonijah, Exodus 21:12 prescribes death for anyone who strikes a man so that he dies, indicating a stricter stance on justice.
Exodus 21:12: He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
Contradiction with Numbers 35:31
Contradictory in terms of accepting ransom for the life of a murderer; 1 Kings 1:53 shows acceptance and pardon instead.
Numbers 35:31: Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which [is] guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death. [guilty...: Heb. faulty to die]
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 19:13
States that no pity should be shown and evil must be purged, opposing the pardon given in 1 Kings 1:53.
Deuteronomy 19:13: Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away [the guilt of] innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 25:2
Advocates for punishment in accordance with wrongdoing, conflicting with Solomon's act of mercy in 1 Kings 1:53.
Deuteronomy 25:2: And it shall be, if the wicked man [be] worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number.
Contradiction with Proverbs 24:24
Criticizes those who say to the wicked, "Thou art righteous," contrasting Solomon's clemency in 1 Kings 1:53.
Proverbs 24:24: He that saith unto the wicked, Thou [art] righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him: