Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 9:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 9:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 9:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, Solomon, who was a wise king, received lots of help and gifts like wood and gold from King Hiram. As a thank you, Solomon gave Hiram twenty towns in a special area called Galilee.

1 Kings 9:11: ([Now] Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 9:10-13

This passage describes Solomon giving Hiram cities, despite 1 Kings 9:11 indicating Solomon gave Hiram 20 cities.

1 Kings 9:10-13: And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king's house,

Contradiction with 1 Kings 4:24-25

Depicts Solomon's reign as peaceful with every man under his vine and fig tree, contradicting the implication that Solomon needed to give away cities for resources.

1 Kings 4:24-25: For he had dominion over all [the region] on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 8:2

States that Solomon rebuilt cities originally given to him by Hiram, conflicting with 1 Kings 9:11 where Solomon gives cities to Hiram.

2 Chronicles 8:2: That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.

Paradox #1

In 1 Kings 9:11, it states that King Hiram of Tyre gave Solomon cedar and cypress trees in exchange for cities in Galilee. However, another passage, 2 Chronicles 8:2, seems to imply that Solomon built the cities instead of giving them away. This could be seen as a contradiction about what really happened with the cities.

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