Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 7:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 7:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 7:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, King Solomon asked a man named Hiram from the city of Tyre to come and help him. Hiram was very good at making things, and Solomon wanted his help to build something special.

1 Kings 7:13: And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. [Hiram: also called, Huram]

Contradiction with 1 Kings 7:14

The father of Hiram is said to be from Tyre, contradicting the claim in 2 Chronicles 2:14.

1 Kings 7:14: He [was] a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father [was] a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work. [a widow's...: Heb. the son of a widow woman]

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 2:13-14

2 Chronicles states Hiram's father is from Naphtali, conflicting with 1 Kings 7:13 where Hiram's father is from Tyre.

2 Chronicles 2:13-14: And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's,
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