Contradiction with Ezra 1:3
Encourages the people to build the house of the Lord, whereas Haggai 1:2 suggests the people claim it is not yet time to do so.
Ezra 1:3: Who [is there] among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which [is] in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he [is] the God,) which [is] in Jerusalem.
Contradiction with 1 Kings 6:1
Describes the dedication to building the temple of God, contrasting with the complacency suggested in Haggai 1:2.
1 Kings 6:1: And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which [is] the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD. [began...: Heb. built]
Contradiction with 2 Samuel 7:13
Promises that Solomon will build a house for God's name, which contrasts with the hesitation expressed in Haggai 1:2.
2 Samuel 7:13: He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 36:22-23
Commands the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem, contradicting the reluctance described in Haggai 1:2.
2 Chronicles 36:22-23: Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD [spoken] by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and [put it] also in writing, saying,
Contradiction with Exodus 25:8
Commands the building of a sanctuary for God, contrasting with the delay mentioned in Haggai 1:2.
Exodus 25:8: And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.