Contradiction with Genesis 1:7
Describes water formation by separation, contradicting the sudden and natural appearance of water implied in 2 Kings 3:20.
Genesis 1:7: And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which [were] under the firmament from the waters which [were] above the firmament: and it was so.
Contradiction with Exodus 14:21
Involves divine intervention by Moses to part waters, contradicting the natural occurrence of water appearing without direct intervention by a prophet in 2 Kings 3:20.
Exodus 14:21: And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go [back] by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry [land], and the waters were divided.
Contradiction with Joshua 3:15-16
Water is miraculously stopped, contradicting the natural flow or appearing of water without obstruction as in 2 Kings 3:20.
Joshua 3:15-16: And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,)
Contradiction with 1 Kings 17:7
The brook dries up due to lack of rain, contradicting the sudden provision of water without rain in 2 Kings 3:20.
1 Kings 17:7: And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. [after...: Heb. at the end of days]
Contradiction with Jeremiah 14:22
Highlights God as the source of rain, contrasting the natural and uninvoked source of water that appears in 2 Kings 3:20.
Jeremiah 14:22: Are there [any] among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? [art] not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these [things].
Contradiction with Job 5:10
God gives rain upon the earth as an act of provision, which contradicts the indirect provision of water in 2 Kings 3:20.
Job 5:10: Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: [fields: Heb. outplaces]
Contradiction with Psalm 77:16-20
Depicts waters fearing and trembling, implying divine power, contrasting the peaceful and unnoticed flow of water in 2 Kings 3:20.
Psalm 77:16-20: The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled.
Contradiction with Amos 4:7
God withholds rain over one city, contradicting the indiscriminate provision of water in 2 Kings 3:20.
Amos 4:7: And also I have withholden the rain from you, when [there were] yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.