Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 7:47

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 7:47 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 7:47. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, King Solomon had so many gold and brass items made for God's temple that he didn't even try to weigh them all. There were just too many things to count!

1 Kings 7:47: And Solomon left all the vessels [unweighed], because they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out. [because...: Heb. for the exceeding multitude] [found: Heb. searched]

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 4:18

This verse states that Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance, referring to a fixed amount, while 1 Kings 7:47 indicates that Solomon left the vessels unweighed due to their exceeding abundance, suggesting an unspecified quantity beyond measuring.

2 Chronicles 4:18: Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.
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