Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 9:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 9:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 9:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse tells us that Hiram, a friend of King Solomon, gave him a very big gift of gold. This made King Solomon very happy because it helped him build a beautiful temple and palace.

1 Kings 9:14: And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 9:10-11

In these verses, Solomon gives Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee, which contradicts 1 Kings 9:14 where it seems to imply Hiram gave Solomon gold for the cities.

1 Kings 9:10-11: 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 2 Chronicles 8:2

This verse suggests that Solomon rebuilt and fortified the cities that were initially given to Hiram, contradicting the implication of a transfer made from Hiram to Solomon in 1 Kings 9:14.

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.
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