Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 3:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 3:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 3:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, the speaker is talking to God and saying that they are in the middle of a huge group of people that God picked, so big that you can't even count them all. The speaker is showing they need help to lead these many, many people.

1 Kings 3:8: And thy servant [is] in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 13:14

This verse mentions that God sought a man after His own heart, indicating that external factors like a large population were not the sole focus of God's choice.

1 Samuel 13:14: But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him [to be] captain over his people, because thou hast not kept [that] which the LORD commanded thee.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:13-14

These verses describe the few who find the narrow gate to life, contrasting with the multitude in 1 Kings 3:8 by emphasizing quality over quantity.

Matthew 7:13-14: Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide [is] the gate, and broad [is] the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: [strait: or, narrow]

Contradiction with Judges 7:2

God reduces Gideon's army to prevent Israel from boasting in their numbers, highlighting reliance on God over human strength and numbers.

Judges 7:2: And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that [are] with thee [are] too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.

Contradiction with Exodus 23:2

Warns against following the multitude to do evil, which cautions against the virtue of large numbers alone as expressed in 1 Kings 3:8.

Exodus 23:2: Thou shalt not follow a multitude to [do] evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest [judgment]: [speak: Heb. answer]
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