Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 2:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 2:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 2:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, this verse talks about a man named Adonijah who thought he should be king, but then he understood that God wanted his brother Solomon to be king instead. Adonijah realized that even though people once wanted him as king, it was God's plan for Solomon to rule.

1 Kings 2:15: And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and [that] all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD.

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:9

This verse states that a man's heart devises his way, but the Lord directs his steps, which contradicts 1 Kings 2:15 where Adonijah implies circumstances were influenced by human decision rather than divine intervention.

Proverbs 16:9: A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

This verse mentions the deceitfulness of the heart above all things, contrasting Adonijah's assertion in 1 Kings 2:15 about the heart's motivations being straightforward and self-evident.

Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Contradiction with James 4:13-15

This passage advises against boasting about future plans without acknowledging God's will, contradicting Adonijah's confident declaration in 1 Kings 2:15 that plans had once been entirely under his control.

James 4:13-15: Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:

Contradiction with Romans 9:16

This verse emphasizes that outcomes do not depend on human desire or effort, but on God's mercy, in contrast to Adonijah's claim in 1 Kings 2:15 where human effort is seen as the decisive factor.

Romans 9:16: So then [it is] not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

Contradiction with Proverbs 19:21

This verse speaks of many plans in a person's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails, contradicting the human-centered perspective on control presented in 1 Kings 2:15.

Proverbs 19:21: [There are] many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

Paradox #1

The conflict could arise from the fact that Adonijah claims the kingdom was his, which seems contradictory to the narrative where Solomon is chosen and anointed as king by David. This could create an inconsistency about who was considered the rightful heir to the throne.

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