Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 1:2
Ezra 1:2 contradicts following 9 verses in the Bible. Check out Contradictions and Paradoxes of Ezra 1:2 for quick understanding.
Ezra 1:2: Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which [is] in Judah.
| # | Contradicting Verse | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Exodus 20:3 | Thou shalt have no other gods before me. |
| 2. | 1 Kings 12:28 | Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves [of] gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. |
| 3. | 2 Chronicles 36:19 | And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof. |
| 4. | Ezra 4:9 | Then [wrote] Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, [and] the Elamites, [companions: Chaldee, societies] |
| 5. | Ezra 4:10 | And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnappar brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest [that are] on this side the river, and at such a time. [at such...: Chaldee, Cheeneth] |
| 6. | Ezra 4:14 | Now because we have maintenance from [the king's] palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king's dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king; [we have...: Chaldee, we are salted with the salt of the palace] |
| 7. | Isaiah 45:1 | Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; [have...: or, strengthened] |
| 8. | Jeremiah 5:31 | The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love [to have it] so: and what will ye do in the end thereof? [bear...: or, take into their hands] |
| 9. | Jeremiah 27:6 | And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him. |
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