Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 2:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 2:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 2:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Kings, a group of students who learned about God came to Elisha and told him that God was going to take his teacher, Elijah, away. Elisha already knew this and asked them to be quiet about it.

2 Kings 2:3: And the sons of the prophets that [were] at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know [it]; hold ye your peace.

Contradiction with Genesis 5:24

This verse describes Enoch being taken by God, which is similar to Elijah's experience, but it may contradict interpretations of death being a final event.

Genesis 5:24: And Enoch walked with God: and he [was] not; for God took him.

Contradiction with John 3:13

This verse states that no one has ascended to heaven except Jesus, which contrasts with Elijah's ascension in 2 Kings 2:3.

John 3:13: And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, [even] the Son of man which is in heaven.

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:27

This verse suggests that every person is destined to die once, contradicting the concept of Elijah being taken without death.

Hebrews 9:27: And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

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