Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 4:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 4:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 4:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Kings, the boy got very sick and his mom held him on her lap until he sadly passed away at lunchtime. It shows how much his mother loved him and was with him in a very hard time.

2 Kings 4:20: And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and [then] died.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 20:5

This verse contradicts 2 Kings 4:20 as it describes God healing someone, whereas 2 Kings 4:20 describes the death of a child.

2 Kings 20:5: Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.

Contradiction with Matthew 8:17

This verse references fulfillment of prophecy through Jesus healing, contrasting with the death in 2 Kings 4:20.

Matthew 8:17: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare [our] sicknesses.

Contradiction with John 5:21

This verse speaks of the Son giving life to whom he will, which contrasts with the child dying in 2 Kings 4:20.

John 5:21: For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth [them]; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.

Contradiction with Revelation 21:4

This verse describes God wiping away every tear with no more death, which contrasts with the grief and death in 2 Kings 4:20.

Revelation 21:4: And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Contradiction with John 11:25

This verse presents Jesus as the resurrection and life, contradicting the death in 2 Kings 4:20.

John 11:25: Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
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