Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 8:47

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 8:47 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 8:47. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, God wants people to remember what they did wrong, feel sorry, and pray to Him, even if they are far from home. If they do this and admit they messed up, God will listen and help them.

1 Kings 8:47: [Yet] if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness; [bethink...: Heb. bring back to their heart]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

This verse contradicts 1 Kings 8:47 by stating that everyone is responsible for their own iniquity, whereas 1 Kings 8:47 speaks of collective repentance and acknowledgment of sin.

Ezekiel 18:20: The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Contradiction with Proverbs 15:29

This contradicts 1 Kings 8:47 because it states that the Lord is far from the wicked, while 1 Kings 8:47 implies that God hears the prayers of sinners who repent.

Proverbs 15:29: The LORD [is] far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 18:11

This verse contradicts 1 Kings 8:47 as it presents a scenario where the possibility of repentance might not avert disaster, whereas 1 Kings 8:47 implies repentance leads to deliverance.

Jeremiah 18:11: Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:21

It contrasts with 1 Kings 8:47 by emphasizing that not all who call on the Lord will enter the kingdom of heaven, while 1 Kings 8:47 suggests that calling upon God and repentance is met with mercy.

Matthew 7:21: Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

Contradiction with James 2:24

This verse contradicts 1 Kings 8:47 by emphasizing justification by works, whereas 1 Kings 8:47 implies that acknowledgment and repentance (without works) is sufficient for forgiveness.

James 2:24: Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
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