Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 3:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 3:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 3:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Kings, Jehoshaphat, a king, wanted to ask God for help and was looking for someone who could speak to God for them. A helper mentioned that Elisha, who had been a helper to the wise man Elijah, could do this.

2 Kings 3:11: But Jehoshaphat said, [Is there] not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here [is] Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 19:20

This verse shows Elisha's initial reluctance to follow Elijah immediately, which could suggest he wasn't as ready to serve as implied in 2 Kings 3:11.

1 Kings 19:20: And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and [then] I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee? [Go...: Heb. Go return]

Contradiction with 2 Kings 2:16-18

These verses highlight the sons of the prophets doubting Elisha's authority, contrasting with the recognition of his role in 2 Kings 3:11.

2 Kings 2:16-18: And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send. [strong...: Heb. sons of strength] [some mountain: Heb. one of the mountains]

Contradiction with 2 Kings 13:14

This verse shows Elisha on his deathbed, implying the limitations of his physical presence, contradicting the ongoing service described in 2 Kings 3:11.

2 Kings 13:14: Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 20:37

This verse speaks of God's disapproval of alliances, conflicting with Elisha's involvement in an alliance in 2 Kings 3:11.

2 Chronicles 20:37: Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
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