Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 36:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 36:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 36:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Chronicles, God made King Cyrus of Persia feel very brave and strong so that he would tell everyone in his kingdom something important. This was to make sure that a promise God made a long time ago would come true.

2 Chronicles 36:22: Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD [spoken] by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and [put it] also in writing, saying,

Contradiction with Ezra 4:24

This verse notes the cessation of work on the house of God in Jerusalem, which contradicts with 2 Chronicles 36:22 where the proclamation to build it is made.

Ezra 4:24: Then ceased the work of the house of God which [is] at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

Contradiction with Haggai 1:2

This verse describes the people's reluctance to rebuild the temple, contrasting the encouragement to rebuild in 2 Chronicles 36:22.

Haggai 1:2: Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD'S house should be built.

Contradiction with Daniel 9:2

While 2 Chronicles 36:22 talks about the fulfillment of the prophecy of Jeremiah, this verse implies it was still an ongoing process, showing a contradiction in timing.

Daniel 9:2: In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.

Contradiction with Nehemiah 2:10

The resistance from Sanballat and Tobiah highlights opposition to the building efforts, contrary to the optimistic start described in 2 Chronicles 36:22.

Nehemiah 2:10: When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard [of it], it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
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