Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 6:36

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 6:36 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 6:36. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse tells us how King Solomon carefully and beautifully built part of God's temple using strong stones and special wood to make it strong and special. It shows how much care and effort was put into making a house for God.

1 Kings 6:36: And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.

Contradiction with Exodus 25:8-9

Contradicts by specifying the tabernacle's construction, not a stone wall like in Solomon's temple.

Exodus 25:8-9: And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 7:6-7

Contradicts by saying God never asked for a house of cedar, implying no need for Solomon's temple.

2 Samuel 7:6-7: Whereas I have not dwelt in [any] house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.

Contradiction with Acts 17:24

Contradicts by stating God does not dwell in temples made with hands, opposing the purpose of Solomon's temple.

Acts 17:24: God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
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