Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 6:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 6:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 6:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, someone asked a wise man if he would come along with them, and the wise man happily said, "Yes, I will go." This shows that being together and helping each other is important.

2 Kings 6:3: And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:37

2 Kings 6:3 shows cooperation from Elisha without hesitation, while Matthew advocates for clear, definitive answers rather than an implied 'yes.'

Matthew 5:37: But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

2 Kings 6:3 involves asking for guidance from Elisha, but Proverbs advises relying solely on God and not seeking man's understanding.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

The request in 2 Kings 6:3 implies trust in Elisha's presence, whereas Jeremiah warns against trusting in humans instead of the Lord.

Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:34

In 2 Kings 6:3, there is a forward-looking concern about circumstances, while Matthew discourages worrying about the future.

Matthew 6:34: Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day [is] the evil thereof.

Contradiction with James 4:13-15

2 Kings 6:3 shows a plan to build without mentioning seeking God's will explicitly as encouraged in James.

James 4:13-15: Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
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