Contradiction with 1 Kings 5:1-6
1 Kings states that Solomon approached Hiram for cedar and craftsmen, while 2 Chronicles emphasizes Solomon's command to build the temple.
1 Kings 5:1-6: And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David. [Hiram: also called, Huram]
Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 22:9
It portrays David as the one who prepared for the temple, suggesting Solomon's role was executing rather than initiating.
1 Chronicles 22:9: Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days. [Solomon: that is, Peaceable]
Contradiction with Exodus 36:1-2
Shows Bezalel and Oholiab as builders who received divine instruction, contradicting Solomon's independent directive.
Exodus 36:1-2: Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded.
Contradiction with 1 Kings 6:1
Describes the general time frame more precisely as in the fourth year of Solomon's reign, offering a different emphasis.
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
God tells David his offspring will build the house for His name, implying a divine promise rather than Solomon independently deciding.
2 Samuel 7:13: He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.