Contradiction with Exodus 21:12
Speaks about punishment for causing a person's death, unlike the peaceful return of Joseph's family.
Exodus 21:12: He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:2
Discusses a time to die and a time to live, contrasting with the specific timing of Herod's death.
Ecclesiastes 3:2: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up [that which is] planted; [to be...: Heb. to bear]
Contradiction with Matthew 10:23
Suggests fleeing from place to place, in contrast with returning to Israel upon Herod's death.
Matthew 10:23: But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come. [have...: or, end, or, finish]
Contradiction with John 7:1
Jesus avoids Judea due to threats, unlike the return after the threat in Matthew 2:19.
John 7:1: After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.
Contradiction with Revelation 6:10
Souls cry out for justice, seemingly contradicting the implied justice by Herod's death.
Revelation 6:10: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?