Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 4:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 4:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 4:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the book of 2 Kings, this verse shows a man asking a woman if everything is okay with her and her family. Even though her child is sick, she answers that everything is okay because she believes that God will help them.

2 Kings 4:26: Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, [Is it] well with thee? [is it] well with thy husband? [is it] well with the child? And she answered, [It is] well.

Contradiction with Proverbs 15:13

This verse states that a joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, while sorrow breaks the spirit, which contrasts with the declaration of "It is well" amidst turmoil.

Proverbs 15:13: A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

Contradiction with Job 3:26

This verse describes a lack of peace, rest, and turmoil, opposite to the comfort implied by "It is well" in difficult circumstances.

Job 3:26: I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:17

This verse speaks of being deprived of peace, contrasting the assurance and calmness suggested by "It is well."

Lamentations 3:17: And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity. [prosperity: Heb. good]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 6:14

Describes giving superficial peace where there is none, differing from the genuine affirmation of peace in 2 Kings 4:26.

Jeremiah 6:14: They have healed also the hurt [of the daughter] of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when [there is] no peace. [hurt: Heb. bruise, or, breach]

Contradiction with Isaiah 57:20-21

States there is no peace for the wicked, conflicting with the calm assurance in 2 Kings 4:26.

Isaiah 57:20-21: But the wicked [are] like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 8:15

Talks about looking for peace but finding no good, opposite to the assurance of well-being in 2 Kings 4:26.

Jeremiah 8:15: We looked for peace, but no good [came; and] for a time of health, and behold trouble!

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:3

Warns of sudden destruction when people claim peace, which opposes the reassurance in saying "It is well."

1 Thessalonians 5:3: For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
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