Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 9:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 9:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 9:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Kings, a man on a horse asks Jehu if everything is okay. But Jehu tells him that it’s not the time for peace and to follow him instead.

2 Kings 9:19: Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said, Thus saith the king, [Is it] peace? And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me.

Contradiction with Proverbs 15:1

This verse suggests a gentle answer turns away wrath, contradicting the swift violence that follows in 2 Kings 9:19.

Proverbs 15:1: A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

This verse advises to love your enemies, which contradicts the hostile encounter and subsequent actions in 2 Kings 9:19.

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 Romans 12:18

This verse encourages living peaceably with all, contrasting the confrontation and aggression in 2 Kings 9:19.

Romans 12:18: If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

Contradiction with James 1:20

This verse says the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God, which contradicts the destructive actions initiated in 2 Kings 9:19.

James 1:20: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

Contradiction with Ephesians 4:26-27

These verses advise against sinning in anger, contradicting the aggressive actions in 2 Kings 9:19.

Ephesians 4:26-27: Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
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