Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 6:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 6:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 6:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 1 Kings, God asked King Solomon to build a special house for worship, called a temple, which was very big and measured forty cubits long. A cubit is a way to measure things, like using a ruler.

1 Kings 6:17: And the house, that [is], the temple before it, was forty cubits [long].

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 3:3

This verse provides a different account of the dimensions of Solomon’s temple, potentially creating a discrepancy when compared with the account in 1 Kings 6.

2 Chronicles 3:3: Now these [are the things wherein] Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure [was] threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits. [instructed: Heb. founded]

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 7:5

Here, God questions David's intention to build a house for Him, contrasting with the established construction narrative in 1 Kings 6, which describes Solomon building the temple.

2 Samuel 7:5: Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? [my servant...: Heb. to my servant, to David]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:4

This verse challenges the belief in the temple as solely a place of security, providing a theological contrast to the grandeur described in 1 Kings 6.

Jeremiah 7:4: Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, [are] these.
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