Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 2:35

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 2:35 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 2:35. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, the king chose Benaiah to be the leader of the army and Zadok to be the priest instead of Abiathar. This change was part of the king's plan to have people he trusted in important jobs.

1 Kings 2:35: And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 2:30

1 Samuel 2:30 suggests that God honors those who honor Him, while 1 Kings 2:35 indicates a change in priestly service despite past loyalty, which may seem contradictory in terms of honoring past service.

1 Samuel 2:30: Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed [that] thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

Contradiction with Exodus 29:9

Exodus 29:9 suggests a perpetual priesthood for Aaron's lineage, whereas 1 Kings 2:35 describes a change in priesthood which contradicts the notion of a perpetual covenant.

Exodus 29:9: And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. [put: Heb. bind] [consecrate: Heb. fill the hand of]

Contradiction with Numbers 25:13

Numbers 25:13 promises a lasting priestly covenant with Phinehas’ descendants, yet in 1 Kings 2:35, the priesthood is transferred to another line, seemingly contradicting the everlasting covenant.

Numbers 25:13: And he shall have it, and his seed after him, [even] the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.

Contradiction with Hebrews 7:24

Hebrews 7:24 speaks of an unchangeable and permanent priesthood of Jesus, contrasting with the changeable priesthood indicated in 1 Kings 2:35, which highlights human changes in priestly appointments.

Hebrews 7:24: But this [man], because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. [an...: or, which passeth not from one to another]
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