Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 22:36

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 22:36 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 22:36. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, this verse means that when it was getting dark, everyone was told to go back to their own towns and homes. It was like when a game ends and everyone knows it’s time to leave and go back to where they live.

1 Kings 22:36: And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 10:4

Describes Saul's death as a suicide, different from the retreat call in 1 Kings 22:36.

1 Chronicles 10:4: Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. [abuse me: or, mock me]

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:3

Advises to commit actions to God for establishment, contrasting with the chaotic retreat order in 1 Kings 22:36.

Proverbs 16:3: Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. [Commit: Heb. Roll]

Contradiction with Matthew 26:52

Indicates living by the sword leads to perishing by it, contradicting the retreat avoiding death in 1 Kings 22:36.

Matthew 26:52: Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

Contradiction with Revelation 21:4

Speaks of no more death or sorrow, contrasting with the defeat and sorrow in 1 Kings 22:36.

Revelation 21:4: And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Contradiction with Psalm 20:7

Trusting in God rather than chariots, contrary to the call to return to the city in 1 Kings 22:36.

Psalm 20:7: Some [trust] in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
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