Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 22:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 22:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 22:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, all the prophets were telling the king that if he goes to fight in the battle at Ramothgilead, he will win because God will help him. They were encouraging the king to go ahead and fight with confidence.

1 Kings 22:12: And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver [it] into the king's hand.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 22:8

This verse contradicts 1 Kings 22:12 because while the earlier verse depicts all prophets agreeing on victory, verse 8 shows Micaiah's dissent and reluctance to agree without consulting God.

1 Kings 22:8: And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, [There is] yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 22:18

This verse contradicts 1 Kings 22:12 by stating Ahab's belief that Micaiah never prophesies good concerning him, which contrasts the unanimous positive prophecy depicted earlier.

1 Kings 22:18: And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?

Contradiction with 1 Kings 22:17

This verse contradicts 1 Kings 22:12 as Micaiah prophesies defeat and disaster, opposing the prediction of unquestioned success given earlier by the other prophets.

1 Kings 22:17: And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 22:13-14

These verses contradict 1 Kings 22:12 because Micaiah insists on speaking only what the Lord tells him, suggesting potential divergence from the other prophets' message.

1 Kings 22:13-14: And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets [declare] good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak [that which is] good.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 22:23

This verse contradicts 1 Kings 22:12 by explaining that the Lord had permitted a lying spirit to influence Ahab's prophets, rendering the earlier message of assurance suspect.

1 Kings 22:23: Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.
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