Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 6:14
This verse warns against being unequally yoked with unbelievers, which contradicts Jehoshaphat's alliance with Ahab through marriage.
2 Corinthians 6:14: Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
Contradiction with James 4:4
This verse states that friendship with the world is enmity with God, contradicting Jehoshaphat's alliance with Ahab, seen as aligning with worldly power.
James 4:4: Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
Paradox #1
The verse in question refers to a king forming an alliance through marriage, which might seem to contradict earlier biblical principles advising against alliances with certain groups to avoid religious or cultural influences that could lead the Israelites away from their faith. This could be seen as inconsistent with warnings given elsewhere in the Bible about maintaining distinct spiritual and cultural integrity.