Contradiction with James 5:16
This verse emphasizes praying for healing through confession and prayer, while 2 Kings 4:15 shows Elisa's instruction for the Shunammite woman to simply act, with the promise of a son, contrasting action without explicit prayer.
James 5:16: Confess [your] faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Contradiction with 1 Samuel 1:11
Hannah prays and vows to God for a child, contrasting with 2 Kings 4:15, where no prayer or vow is mentioned for the child promised to the Shunammite woman.
1 Samuel 1:11: And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head. [a man...: Heb. seed of men]
Contradiction with Matthew 6:6
Jesus teaches to pray in private for God to reward you openly, whereas in 2 Kings 4:15, there is no mention of the woman praying, and the promise is given through a prophetic word openly.
Matthew 6:6: But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Contradiction with John 14:13-14
Jesus says to ask in His name for anything, implying prayer is necessary for receiving, unlike the passive receipt of a promise in 2 Kings 4:15.
John 14:13-14: And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.