Contradiction with Ezra 1:6
Ezra 1:6 describes how the people gave offerings willingly beyond just gold and silver, while Ezra 2:69 focuses on a specific collective contribution for building the temple.
Ezra 1:6: And all they that [were] about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all [that] was willingly offered. [strengthened...: that is, helped them]
Contradiction with Ezra 2:68
This verse notes that heads of families offered willingly, suggesting voluntary contributions, whereas Ezra 2:69 implies a communal decision on contribution amounts.
Ezra 2:68: And [some] of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which [is] at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place:
Contradiction with Nehemiah 7:71
Nehemiah 7:71 repeats the contributions listed in Ezra 2:69 but may include variations in the details of contributions when considering different translations or interpretations.
Nehemiah 7:71: And [some] of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver.
Paradox #1
Ezra 2:69 might have a numerical inconsistency when compared to a similar verse, Nehemiah 7:70-72. The numbers listed as contributions in Ezra differ from those in Nehemiah for the same event. This discrepancy in figures is where the contradiction or inconsistency is found.