Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 6:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 6:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 6:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, the temple had a special door on the right side, and people used spiral stairs to go from one floor to the next. This shows how carefully the temple was made and how people moved through it.

1 Kings 6:8: The door for the middle chamber [was] in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle [chamber], and out of the middle into the third. [side: Heb. shoulder]

Contradiction with Exodus 26:30

It describes the construction of the Tabernacle, suggesting it was to be erected according to a specific pattern shown on the mount, differing from Solomon's Temple which had a unique staircase design in 1 Kings 6:8.

Exodus 26:30: And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which was shewed thee in the mount.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 3:3

Provides dimensions for Solomon's Temple that appear to vary from other accounts, causing potential discrepancies with 1 Kings 6:8, which describes specific architectural features.

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 Acts 7:48-50

Suggests God does not dwell in temples made with hands, potentially contradicting the purpose of the temple's construction as described in 1 Kings 6:8.

Acts 7:48-50: Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:11

Refers to a greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, contrasting with the details of Solomon's physical temple in 1 Kings 6:8.

Hebrews 9:11: But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;

Contradiction with Isaiah 66:1-2

Declares heaven as God's throne and earth as His footstool, questioning the necessity of the detailed design in 1 Kings 6:8.

Isaiah 66:1-2: Thus saith the LORD, The heaven [is] my throne, and the earth [is] my footstool: where [is] the house that ye build unto me? and where [is] the place of my rest?

Paradox #1

Some scholars point out that the architectural details in 1 Kings 6:8, like the design of Solomon's temple, may not match archaeological evidence or descriptions in other historical texts. This has led to debates about the accuracy of the temple's depiction. 일부 학자들은 솔로몬 성전의 설계와 같은 열왕기상 6:8의 건축 세부 사항이 고고학적 증거나 다른 역사적 자료와 일치하지 않을 수 있음을 지적합니다. 이는 성전 묘사의 정확성에 대한 논쟁을 일으켰습니다.

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