Contradiction with 1 Kings 11:11
This verse mentions that the kingdom will be torn from Solomon, creating a division, which contradicts 2 Chronicles 11:5 that Rehoboam was building and fortifying cities during a time of division.
1 Kings 11:11: Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant. [is done...: Heb. is with thee]
Contradiction with 1 Kings 12:16
The verse describes the northern tribes rejecting Rehoboam's rule, which contradicts the notion of strengthening defenses as a unified kingdom as in 2 Chronicles 11:5.
1 Kings 12:16: So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither [have we] inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.
Contradiction with 1 Kings 12:20
This details Jeroboam becoming king over Israel (northern tribes), contradicting the idea of Rehoboam having control to build and fortify cities mentioned in 2 Chronicles 11:5.
1 Kings 12:20: And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.
Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 10:19
States that Israel rebelled against the house of David, opposing the context of establishing fortified cities as noted in 2 Chronicles 11:5.
2 Chronicles 10:19: And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 12:4
This verse talks about Shishak of Egypt attacking and capturing fortified cities of Judah, undermining the apparent defensibility suggested in 2 Chronicles 11:5.
2 Chronicles 12:4: And he took the fenced cities which [pertained] to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 12:9
Describes the invasion by Shishak and the plundering of Jerusalem, which contradicts the effectiveness of Rehoboam's fortifications mentioned earlier in 2 Chronicles 11:5.
2 Chronicles 12:9: So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.