Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 3:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 3:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 3:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, two women who didn't have nice jobs came to see the king to ask for his help. They wanted him to solve a problem they were having.

1 Kings 3:16: Then came there two women, [that were] harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:14

Condemns adultery, while 1 Kings 3:16 discusses two harlots, implying acceptance of their presence.

Exodus 20:14: Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Contradiction with Leviticus 19:29

Warns against making daughters harlots, which seems undermined by the presence of harlots in society as mentioned in 1 Kings 3:16.

Leviticus 19:29: Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness. [prostitute: Heb. profane]

Contradiction with Proverbs 6:32

States that committing adultery destroys one's soul, contrasting with the seemingly indifferent mention of harlots in 1 Kings 3:16.

Proverbs 6:32: [But] whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he [that] doeth it destroyeth his own soul. [understanding: Heb. heart]

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 6:9

Lists wrongdoers who won't inherit the kingdom of God, including adulterers, contrasting with the non-judgmental mention of harlots in 1 Kings 3:16.

1 Corinthians 6:9: Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
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