Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 2:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 2:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 2:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Kings, Elisha prayed to God to make the water better, and God made it clean and safe to drink. People believed that God listened to Elisha and helped because the water stayed good for a long time.

2 Kings 2:22: So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.

Contradiction with Exodus 15:23-24

The waters of Marah were bitter, and the people complained, showing a lack of permanent healing of the waters.

Exodus 15:23-24: 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]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 8:15

Despite hopes for healing and peace, there is no relief, contrasting the lasting cure of the waters in 2 Kings 2:22.

Jeremiah 8:15: We looked for peace, but no good [came; and] for a time of health, and behold trouble!

Contradiction with Revelation 8:11

Waters became bitter, causing death, opposing the healing and harmless waters in 2 Kings 2:22.

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 James 3:11

Suggests that a fountain cannot yield both fresh and bitter water, contrasting the healing of the waters in 2 Kings 2:22.

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