Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 20:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 20:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 20:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, a bad king named Ben-Hadad told another king that he wanted to take away his silver, gold, wives, and children. This was a mean thing to do, and the story shows that God helps people when they are scared of bullies.

1 Kings 20:3: Thy silver and thy gold [is] mine; thy wives also and thy children, [even] the goodliest, [are] mine.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 20:13

God sends a prophet to assure King Ahab of victory, while 1 Kings 20:3 depicts a demand for submission and surrender.

1 Kings 20:13: And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD. [came: Heb. approached]

Contradiction with 1 Kings 20:28

This verse indicates God's support for Israel in battles, contradicting the implication of helplessness in 1 Kings 20:3.

1 Kings 20:28: And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD [is] God of the hills, but he [is] not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.

Contradiction with Daniel 3:17-18

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego's refusal to submit contrasts with the expected surrender in 1 Kings 20:3.

Daniel 3:17-18: If it be [so], our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver [us] out of thine hand, O king.

Contradiction with Romans 8:31

"If God be for us, who can be against us?" opposes the idea of capitulation in 1 Kings 20:3.

Romans 8:31: What shall we then say to these things? If God [be] for us, who [can be] against us?

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 20:15

"The battle is not yours, but God's," contradicts the idea of submission in 1 Kings 20:3.

2 Chronicles 20:15: And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle [is] not yours, but God's.
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