Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 2:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 2:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 2:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Kings, God helped fix the bad water using Elisha and some salt so that it would not make people sick or hurt the land anymore. This shows that God can make things better and cares about people's needs.

2 Kings 2:21: And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren [land].

Contradiction with Exodus 7:18

2 Kings 2:21 speaks of healing waters, whereas Exodus 7:18 describes water being turned into blood, resulting in undrinkable water.

Exodus 7:18: And the fish that [is] in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.

Contradiction with James 3:11

2 Kings 2:21 describes the purification of harmful water, while James 3:11 questions whether a fountain can send forth fresh and bitter water from the same place.

James 3:11: Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet [water] and bitter? [place: or, hole]

Contradiction with Revelation 8:11

In 2 Kings 2:21, the water is made safe, but Revelation 8:11 depicts waters becoming bitter and deadly through Wormwood.

Revelation 8:11: And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.

Contradiction with Exodus 15:23-25

2 Kings 2:21 showcases healing of water, in contrast to Exodus 15:23-25 where water at Marah was initially bitter until Moses was instructed to make it sweet.

Exodus 15:23-25: And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they [were] bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah. [Marah: that is Bitterness]
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