Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 7:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 7:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 7:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse shows people in a tough spot deciding to take a chance. They think it's better to ask for help from others, even if it's risky, because staying where they are means they'll surely not make it.

2 Kings 7:4: If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine [is] in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

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

Contradiction with Matthew 6:25

Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.

Matthew 6:25: Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

Contradiction with Philippians 4:6

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Philippians 4:6: Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Paradox #1

The contradiction or conflict in this situation might arise from the ethical dilemma faced by the characters in the story. They have to choose between staying where they are and likely dying or going to the enemy camp where they might be killed but also have a chance to live. The conflict is about weighing the value of life against the risk of immediate danger and involves making a tough decision when all options seem bad.

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