Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 4:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 4:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 4:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 1 Kings, this verse is telling us about the special helpers or leaders that a wise and important king had, and one of them was Azariah, who was the son of a respected priest named Zadok. It's like saying the king had a team of trusted people to help him lead the country.

1 Kings 4:2: And these [were] the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, [priest: or, chief officer]

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 18:17

It contradicts the list of Solomon's officials by providing a different list of leaders.

1 Chronicles 18:17: And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David [were] chief about the king. [about...: Heb. at the hand of the king]

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 9:26

This verse lists Solomon's dominion and territories differently than described in 1 Kings 4:2, reflecting on the roles and extent of authority.

2 Chronicles 9:26: And he reigned over all the kings from the river even unto the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. [river: that is, Euphrates]

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