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,