Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 4:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 4:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 4:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Kings, the boy tells his father that his head hurts a lot, so the father asks a servant to take the boy to his mother to get help. Christians often understand this story as showing the care and love parents have for their children.

2 Kings 4:19: And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.

Contradiction with John 11:4

Jesus states that the sickness is not unto death, suggesting faith and outcomes beyond immediate affliction, which contrasts with the child’s illness leading to death in 2 Kings 4:19.

John 11:4: When Jesus heard [that], he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

Contradiction with Psalm 55:22

This verse suggests that casting burdens on the Lord will prevent the righteous from being moved, which contrasts with the sudden and eventual tragic result of the boy's ailment in 2 Kings 4:19.

Psalm 55:22: Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. [burden: or, gift]

Contradiction with Philippians 4:13

This verse asserts that one can do all things through Christ who strengthens them, offering an assurance of overcoming adversity, differing from the helplessness seen in 2 Kings 4:19.

Philippians 4:13: I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Contradiction with Exodus 15:26

God's promise of protection against diseases is at odds with the boy's suffering in 2 Kings 4:19.

Exodus 15:26: And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I [am] the LORD that healeth thee.

Contradiction with James 5:14

Encourages the invocation of elders and prayer for healing, offering a remedy, whereas no such intervention is immediately evident in the boy's condition in 2 Kings 4:19.

James 5:14: Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
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