Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 8:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 8:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 8:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, inside the special box called the Ark, there were only two stone tablets. These tablets had important rules that God gave to Moses for the people of Israel when they left Egypt.

1 Kings 8:9: [There was] nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made [a covenant] with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. [when the: or, where the]

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:4

Hebrews 9:4 states that the Ark of the Covenant contained the golden pot of manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant, whereas 1 Kings 8:9 states it only contained the two tablets of stone.

Hebrews 9:4: Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein [was] the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;

Paradox #1

There is a contradiction when comparing 1 Kings 8:9 with Hebrews 9:4 in the New Testament. 1 Kings 8:9 mentions that only the two stone tablets were inside the Ark of the Covenant, whereas Hebrews 9:4 lists the stone tablets, a jar of manna, and Aaron's rod that budded as being in the Ark. This difference in descriptions creates an inconsistency in the biblical accounts of what was contained in the Ark.

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