Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 4:23
Ezra 4:23 contradicts following 6 verses in the Bible. Check out Contradictions and Paradoxes of Ezra 4:23 for quick understanding.
Ezra 4:23: Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter [was] read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power. [by force...: Chaldee, by arm and power]
| # | Contradicting Verse | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ezra 5:2 | Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which [is] at Jerusalem: and with them [were] the prophets of God helping them. |
| 2. | Ezra 6:14 | And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished [it], according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. [commandment: Chaldee, decree] |
| 3. | Nehemiah 2:20 | Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem. |
| 4. | Daniel 6:28 | So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian. |
| 5. | Haggai 1:8 | Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD. |
| 6. | Zechariah 4:9 | The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. |
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