Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 4:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 4:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 4:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Kings, this verse shows kindness and caring by making a special room in their house for God's helper, Elisha, to stay when he visits. It teaches that helping others and sharing what we have makes God happy.

2 Kings 4:10: Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.

Contradiction with Matthew 8:20

Contrasts with 2 Kings 4:10 as it highlights Jesus having no place to rest, unlike the prophet Elisha who was given a furnished room.

Matthew 8:20: And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay [his] head.

Contradiction with Luke 9:58

Similar contradiction to Matthew 8:20, emphasizing the lack of a permanent dwelling for Jesus in contrast to the provision for Elisha.

Luke 9:58: And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay [his] head.

Contradiction with Hebrews 11:37-38

Describes prophets who were homeless and suffered hardship, contradicting the accommodation provided to Elisha in 2 Kings 4:10.

Hebrews 11:37-38: They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
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