Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 5:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 5:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 5:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 2 Kings, a young girl believed that a man named Naaman could be healed by a prophet in Samaria. She thought that if Naaman met this special man from God, he would make Naaman's skin all better.

2 Kings 5:3: And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord [were] with the prophet that [is] in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy. [with: Heb. before] [recover: Heb. gather in]

Contradiction with Romans 12:14

Bless them which persecute you, but she seeks help for her captor's ailment instead.

Romans 12:14: Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

Love your enemies, which she seems to genuinely do by helping Naaman, contrasting some other directives on dealing with enemies.

Matthew 5:44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:3

Calls for the destruction of enemies, whereas she aids hers.

1 Samuel 15:3: Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.

Contradiction with Proverbs 25:21-22

Suggests helping enemies, conflicting with more typical Old Testament attitudes.

Proverbs 25:21-22: If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:2

Commands destruction of captors' people, not assistance.

Deuteronomy 7:2: And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, [and] utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:
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