Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 9:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 9:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 9:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Kings, this verse shows a messenger coming with an important job for Jehu, and Jehu is curious to know if this special message is for him. It tells us that Jehu was chosen for something important.

2 Kings 9:5: And when he came, behold, the captains of the host [were] sitting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, Unto which of all us? And he said, To thee, O captain.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 13:14

2 Kings 9:5 describes bringing Jehu to be anointed as king by divine command, yet 1 Samuel 13:14 indicates the Lord has sought out a man after His own heart, implying not Jehu.

1 Samuel 13:14: But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him [to be] captain over his people, because thou hast not kept [that] which the LORD commanded thee.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 28:4

2 Kings 9:5 shows a prophet anointing Jehu, but 1 Chronicles 28:4 emphasizes God's selection of David's line, suggesting a different divine royal preference.

1 Chronicles 28:4: Howbeit the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah [to be] the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make [me] king over all Israel:

Contradiction with Hosea 13:11

2 Kings 9:5 involves the anointing of a king, whereas Hosea 13:11 speaks of God giving a king in His anger, implying disapproval of such anointment.

Hosea 13:11: I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took [him] away in my wrath.

Contradiction with James 1:8

2 Kings 9:5 describes a decisive anointing, yet James 1:8 refers to being double-minded, highlighting a lack of decisiveness.

James 1:8: A double minded man [is] unstable in all his ways.
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