Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 3:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 3:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 3:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, the Moabites were getting ready to fight because they heard that some kings were coming to battle them. They gathered everyone who could wear armor and prepared to defend their land.

2 Kings 3:21: And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border. [gathered: Heb. were cried together] [put on...: Heb. gird himself with a girdle]

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:1

Proverbs 28:1 states "The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion," which contradicts 2 Kings 3:21, where the assembled Moabites do not flee but prepare to battle against Israel despite being wicked.

Proverbs 28:1: The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:9

Matthew 5:9 states, "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God," which contradicts 2 Kings 3:21 as it portrays the Moabites readying for war instead of seeking peace.

Matthew 5:9: Blessed [are] the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Contradiction with Romans 12:18

Romans 12:18 says, "If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men," which contradicts the preparation for conflict described in 2 Kings 3:21.

Romans 12:18: If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

Contradiction with James 4:1

James 4:1 asks, "From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?" which contradicts 2 Kings 3:21 as it suggests wars come from internal desires, while the verse depicts a battle without explicit internal conflict.

James 4:1: From whence [come] wars and fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your lusts that war in your members? [fightings: or, brawlings] [lusts: or, pleasures]

Contradiction with Isaiah 2:4

Isaiah 2:4 states, "And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more," which contradicts 2 Kings 3:21, where nations prepare for battle.

Isaiah 2:4: And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. [pruninghooks: or, scythes]
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