Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 4:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 4:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 4:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this story is about a boy who went to his dad while he was working in the fields with other helpers. It's part of a bigger story showing how God cares for families and helps them when they are in trouble.

2 Kings 4:18: And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.

Contradiction with Proverbs 22:6

This verse advises to train up a child in the way he should go, suggesting a long-term view of child-rearing with expected results, whereas 2 Kings 4:18 describes an immediate event concerning a child's sudden ailment without mentioning upbringing.

Proverbs 22:6: Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. [Train...: or, Catechise] [in...: Heb. in his way]

Contradiction with John 9:3

This verse explains that neither the man nor his parents sinned, but the situation was to show the works of God, which contradicts the notion of sin-related consequences as implied in some interpretations of illness or misfortune; whereas 2 Kings 4:18 describes an ailment but doesn't attribute it to any sin or immediate divine purpose.

John 9:3: Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

Contradiction with James 1:2-4

This verse encourages viewing trials as a source of joy and growth, contrasting with the emotional distress and urgency depicted in 2 Kings 4:18, where the focus is on the distress and crisis from the child's ailment.

James 1:2-4: My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; [temptations: or, trials]
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