Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 4:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 4:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 4:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezra, this verse lists people from different groups and places who were working together to stop the rebuilding of a special place for God. They wrote a letter to a king because they didn't want people to finish building.

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]

Contradiction with Ezra 1:2

Ezra 4:9 mentions opposition to rebuilding, while Ezra 1:2 records King Cyrus permitting the rebuilding of Jerusalem, suggesting support rather than opposition.

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.

Contradiction with Ezra 6:14

This verse indicates encouragement and success in building, opposing the resistance mentioned in Ezra 4:9.

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]

Contradiction with Isaiah 44:28

Isaiah speaks of Cyrus as a shepherd who will fulfill God's purpose by aiding in the rebuilding, contradicting the adversarial theme in Ezra 4:9.

Isaiah 44:28: That saith of Cyrus, [He is] my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.

Contradiction with Nehemiah 2:8

This verse shows the support Nehemiah received for rebuilding, contrasting with the opposition cited in Ezra 4:9.

Nehemiah 2:8: And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which [appertained] to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 5:5

Solomon intended to build a house for the Lord’s name with no mention of opposition, opposing the resistance found in Ezra 4:9.

1 Kings 5:5: And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name. [purpose: Heb. say]

Contradiction with Haggai 1:14

Haggai speaks of the spirit stirring to rebuild the temple, contrary to the hindering intentions seen in Ezra 4:9.

Haggai 1:14: And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the LORD of hosts, their God,
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