Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 5:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 5:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 5:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 2 Kings, this verse tells us about a servant who listened to a girl from Israel. He then told his boss what the girl had said, hoping it would be helpful.

2 Kings 5:4: And [one] went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that [is] of the land of Israel.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 10:17

This verse states that God shows no partiality, which contrasts with 2 Kings 5:4, where a foreign commander receives special attention from the prophet Elisha.

Deuteronomy 10:17: For the LORD your God [is] God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:

Contradiction with Acts 10:34

Peter declares that God is no respecter of persons, contrasting with the notion of preferential treatment seen in 2 Kings 5:4.

Acts 10:34: Then Peter opened [his] mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

Jesus instructs to love your enemies, which can contradict the selective assistance provided in 2 Kings 5:4.

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 Corinthians 1:27

God has chosen the foolish and weak to shame the wise and strong, contrasting with the attention given to a powerful figure in 2 Kings 5:4.

1 Corinthians 1:27: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

Contradiction with Galatians 3:28

Affirms equality in Christ, which may conflict with the selective healing in 2 Kings 5:4.

Galatians 3:28: There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Contradiction with Romans 2:11

Declares that there is no partiality with God, which contradicts the attention given to Naaman in 2 Kings 5:4.

Romans 2:11: For there is no respect of persons with God.

Contradiction with James 2:1

Warns against showing favoritism, contrasting with Elisha's special treatment of Naaman in 2 Kings 5:4.

James 2:1: My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [the Lord] of glory, with respect of persons.
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