Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 4:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 4:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 4:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, the prophet Elisha wanted to help a nice lady, and his helper Gehazi noticed she had no children and her husband was very old. So, Elisha thought maybe they could do something special for her.

2 Kings 4:14: And he said, What then [is] to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 1:5

Hannah was given a portion, though she had no child, contrasting with the Shunammite woman in 2 Kings 4:14 who had husband but no child.

1 Samuel 1:5: But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb. [worthy: or, double]

Contradiction with Genesis 18:11

Sarah and Abraham were old and childless like the woman in 2 Kings 4:14, but they did not receive the same promise at that moment.

Genesis 18:11: Now Abraham and Sarah [were] old [and] well stricken in age; [and] it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 22:30

This verse proclaims that a man shall be childless, contradicting the promise of a child in 2 Kings 4:14.

Jeremiah 22:30: Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man [that] shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.
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