Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 22:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 22:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 22:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, the messenger asked Micaiah to say nice things to the king like all the other prophets were doing. He encouraged Micaiah to agree with what everyone else was saying to make the king happy.

1 Kings 22:13: 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 Proverbs 16:1

It states that answers of the tongue are from the Lord, which contradicts the urging of Micaiah to speak favorably by the messenger.

Proverbs 16:1: The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, [is] from the LORD. [preparations: or, disposings]

Contradiction with Matthew 5:37

Advises to let your communication be 'Yes, yes' or 'No, no,' in contrast to the encouragement to say what pleases the king.

Matthew 5:37: But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

Contradiction with Acts 5:29

Emphasizes obeying God rather than men, conflicting with the messenger's advice to conform to the king's wishes.

Acts 5:29: Then Peter and the [other] apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

Contradiction with Galatians 1:10

Questions seeking human approval over God's, opposing the encouragement to agree with the king's prophets.

Galatians 1:10: For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
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