Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 5:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 5:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 5:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Kings, this verse tells us how King Solomon and King Hiram's workers came together to cut and shape big stones and wood to build a special house for God. It shows teamwork and how people used their skills to make something important.

1 Kings 5:18: And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew [them], and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house. [stonesquares: or, Giblites]

Contradiction with Genesis 11:1

Genesis 11:1 states that the whole earth had one language, in contrast with 1 Kings 5:18 which implies collaboration among people of different nations and tongues.

Genesis 11:1: And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. [language: Heb. lip.] [speech: Heb. words]

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 2:2

2 Chronicles 2:2 lists different workers and their numbers which contradict the specific details and collaboration described in 1 Kings 5:18.

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 Ezra 3:7

Ezra 3:7 mentions people from Tyre and Sidon bringing cedar trees by sea, whereas 1 Kings 5:18 talks about more direct collaboration and involvement in preparation.

Ezra 3:7: They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia. [carpenters: or, workmen]
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