Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 5:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 5:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 5:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 2 Kings, Naaman, who was healed, realized that the God of Israel is the only true God. He was so thankful that he wanted to give a gift to the prophet who helped him.

2 Kings 5:15: And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that [there is] no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 16:26

This verse states the gods of the nations are idols, contradicting Naaman's recognition of the Lord as the only true God in 2 Kings 5:15.

1 Chronicles 16:26: For all the gods of the people [are] idols: but the LORD made the heavens.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:3

This verse commands to have no other gods before God, which could contradict Naaman's previous acknowledgment of his own country's gods before recognizing the Lord.

Exodus 20:3: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Contradiction with Isaiah 42:8

God states He will not give His glory to another, which contrasts Naaman's previous allegiance to another deity before acknowledging God in 2 Kings 5:15.

Isaiah 42:8: I [am] the LORD: that [is] my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

Contradiction with Acts 14:15

This verse tells people to turn from worthless things to the living God, contradicting Naaman's prior beliefs before his declaration in 2 Kings 5:15.

Acts 14:15: And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 4:35

It declares there is no other god besides the Lord, thus differing from Naaman's past belief before his acknowledgment in 2 Kings 5:15.

Deuteronomy 4:35: Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he [is] God; [there is] none else beside him.
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