Contradiction with 2 Kings 4:41
In 2 Kings 4:41, Elisha also uses a meal to purify food, similar to using salt in 2 Kings 2:20, showing consistency rather than contradiction.
2 Kings 4:41: But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast [it] into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot. [harm: Heb. evil thing]
Contradiction with James 3:11-12
These verses discuss how a spring cannot produce both fresh and salt water, which contrasts with the idea in 2 Kings 2:20 of using salt to purify water.
James 3:11-12: Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet [water] and bitter? [place: or, hole]
Contradiction with Matthew 5:13
This verse states that if the salt loses its savor, it is no longer useful, which contrasts with the effective use of salt in 2 Kings 2:20 to purify water.
Matthew 5:13: Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
Contradiction with Exodus 15:25
In this verse, Moses purifies water using a piece of wood, a different method from the use of salt in 2 Kings 2:20, highlighting a contrasting approach.
Exodus 15:25: And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, [which] when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,