Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 3:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 3:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 3:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, Solomon, who was a king, became friends with another king from Egypt by marrying his daughter. He brought her to his city while he was busy building his own house, a special house for God, and a wall around the city to keep it safe.

1 Kings 3:1: And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:3

This verse contradicts 1 Kings 3:1 by instructing the Israelites not to marry foreign wives, whereas 1 Kings 3:1 describes Solomon marrying Pharaoh's daughter.

Deuteronomy 7:3: Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 17:16-17

This verse contradicts 1 Kings 3:1 by warning that kings should not multiply wives or form alliances with Egypt, as Solomon does by marrying Pharaoh's daughter.

Deuteronomy 17:16-17: But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.

Contradiction with Exodus 34:16

This verse contradicts 1 Kings 3:1 by cautioning against intermarriage with foreign nations, which is what Solomon does by taking Pharaoh's daughter as his wife.

Exodus 34:16: And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.

Paradox #1

1 Kings 3:1 mentions Solomon forming an alliance with Egypt through marriage. Some people see this as conflicting with earlier biblical teachings that advised against marrying foreign spouses who might lead Israelites away from worshiping their own God.

Paradox #2

The contradiction in this verse is that Solomon is described as forming an alliance with Egypt by marrying Pharaoh's daughter. This seems inconsistent because the Israelites were previously oppressed by the Egyptians, and intermarriage with foreign nations was generally discouraged in their laws to prevent idolatry and maintain cultural and religious identity. This marriage might be seen as conflicting with those principles.

Paradox #3

The potential contradiction in this verse could be that it mentions forming a political alliance through marriage, which might be seen as conflicting with other parts of the Bible that discourage intermarriage with foreign nations due to the risk of turning away from God. This could be seen as inconsistent with maintaining religious and cultural integrity.

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