Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 4:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 4:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 4:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Kings, a kind man of God told a lady that she would have a baby boy soon. The lady was surprised and found it hard to believe because it seemed like a miracle.

2 Kings 4:16: And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, [thou] man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid. [season: Heb. set time]

Contradiction with Genesis 18:11-12

Sarah doubts she can bear a child in her old age, showing disbelief, contrasting with the promise of a child in 2 Kings 4:16.

Genesis 18:11-12: 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 Matthew 17:20

Jesus speaks on faith overcoming doubt, whereas 2 Kings 4:16 is straightforward without the mentioned need for faith.

Matthew 17:20: And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

Contradiction with Luke 1:18

Zechariah expresses doubt over the angel's message of having a son in his old age, while 2 Kings 4:16 presents the promise without skepticism.

Luke 1:18: And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.

Contradiction with Romans 4:19-20

Abraham is noted for not wavering in disbelief, contrasting with the Shunammite woman’s initial skepticism in 2 Kings 4:16.

Romans 4:19-20: And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb:
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