198. Did Solomon actually gather together an army of demons (jinn), humans and birds to do battle?
the Bible No
Yes the Quran
the Bible's Perspective
1 Timothy 1:4and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than God’s stewardship, which is in faith.
1 Timothy 4:7But refuse profane and old wives’ fables. Exercise yourself towards godliness.
2 Timothy 4:4and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn away to fables.
Titus 1:14not paying attention to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
2 Peter 1:16For we didn’t follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
the Quran's Perspective
An-Nami (The Ants) 27:17And there were gathered together unto Solomon his armies of the jinn and humankind, and of the birds, and they were set in battle order;
Notes
The story about King Solomon, the Hooppe Bird, and the Queen of Sheba in Quran 27:15-44 is a Jewish fable taken from the II Targum of Esther 2nd Cent. A.D.
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