Contradiction with Ezra 1:10
The inclusion of bowls of a different metal (silver) than Ezra 1:9 lists (gold).
Ezra 1:10: Thirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second [sort] four hundred and ten, [and] other vessels a thousand.
Learn how Ezra 1:9 contradicts Ezra 1:10
Read full article →According to the author of the book Ezra, this verse talks about the special items and tools made of gold and silver that were taken care of and counted when the people were going back to their home. These things were important, showing that they were getting ready to rebuild and start fresh.
Ezra 1:9: And this [is] the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives,
The inclusion of bowls of a different metal (silver) than Ezra 1:9 lists (gold).
Ezra 1:10: Thirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second [sort] four hundred and ten, [and] other vessels a thousand.