Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 21:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 21:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 21:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, there was a man named Naboth who had a vineyard next to the palace of a king named Ahab. This story begins to tell us about how Ahab wanted Naboth's vineyard and what happened next.

1 Kings 21:1: And it came to pass after these things, [that] Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which [was] in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:17

Contradicts by prohibiting coveting a neighbor's property, while 1 Kings 21:1 discusses Ahab desiring Naboth's vineyard.

Exodus 20:17: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that [is] thy neighbour's.

Contradiction with Micah 2:2

Contradicts by condemning those who covet and seize fields and houses, similar to the events in 1 Kings 21:1.

Micah 2:2: And they covet fields, and take [them] by violence; and houses, and take [them] away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. [oppress: or, defraud]

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 6:10

Contradicts by warning that the love of money (or possessions) causes evil, illustrated by Ahab's desire in 1 Kings 21:1.

1 Timothy 6:10: For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. [erred: or, been seduced]

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19-21

Contradicts by advising to store treasures in heaven and not focus on earthly possessions, unlike Ahab's intent in 1 Kings 21:1.

Matthew 6:19-21: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
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