Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 5:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 5:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 5:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse tells us that King Solomon had many helpers. There were lots of people carrying things and others were cutting stones in the mountains to build a big temple for God.

1 Kings 5:15: And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;

Contradiction with 1 Kings 9:15

This verse details Solomon's levy for other building projects, not specifically mentioning the temple, which could imply different labor groups for different projects.

1 Kings 9:15: And this [is] the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 2:2

This verse numbers the builders differently for the temple project, providing a different account of the labor force size.

2 Chronicles 2:2: And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 8:9

This verse states that Solomon did not make Israelites bondmen, potentially contradicting the labor force makeup implied in 1 Kings 5:15.

2 Chronicles 8:9: But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work; but they [were] men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 5:13

This verse states a different number of laborers (thirty thousand men) explicitly sent to Lebanon, which might suggest a different allocation or understanding of the workforce.

1 Kings 5:13: And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men. [levy: Heb. tribute of men]
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