Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 21:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 21:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 21:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, a man named Ahab told someone that he had asked a man named Naboth if he could buy his garden or trade for another one, but Naboth said no. This made Ahab upset because he really wanted Naboth's garden.

1 Kings 21:6: And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee [another] vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:17

You shall not covet your neighbor's property, which contradicts Ahab's desire for Naboth's vineyard in 1 Kings 21:6.

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 Ezekiel 18:21

If a wicked person turns away from their sins, they will live, contrasting Ahab's lack of repentance after coveting Naboth's vineyard.

Ezekiel 18:21: But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

Contradiction with Romans 12:17

Do not repay anyone evil for evil, which contrasts Jezebel's scheme to wrong Naboth as described following 1 Kings 21:6.

Romans 12:17: Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:8

Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice, which goes against Ahab's coveting and Jezebel's unjust plan.

Proverbs 16:8: Better [is] a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, suggesting a focus unlike Ahab's desire for the vineyard.

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

Contradiction with Hebrews 13:5

Be content with what you have, in contrast to Ahab's dissatisfaction with his property motivating 1 Kings 21:6.

Hebrews 13:5: [Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
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