Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 2:43

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 2:43 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 2:43. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, this verse is about keeping promises and listening to God's rules. It reminds people that it's important to do what they have promised and follow God's instructions.

1 Kings 2:43: Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:34

1 Kings 2:43 speaks to remembering and holding accountable for oaths, while Jeremiah 31:34 emphasizes forgiveness and forgetting transgressions.

Jeremiah 31:34: And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:14-15

1 Kings 2:43 involves punishment for broken oaths, but Matthew 6:14-15 preaches the necessity of forgiving others to be forgiven by God.

Matthew 6:14-15: For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

Contradiction with James 2:13

1 Kings 2:43 enacts judgment for oath violations, whereas James 2:13 states mercy triumphs over judgment.

James 2:13: For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. [rejoiceth: or, glorieth]

Contradiction with Ephesians 4:32

Where 1 Kings 2:43 conveys consequences for disobedience, Ephesians 4:32 encourages kindness and forgiveness.

Ephesians 4:32: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
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