Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 2:9
This verse mentions a much larger quantity of timber, potentially contradicting the amount required or supplied in 2 Chronicles 2:3.
2 Chronicles 2:9: Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build [shall be] wonderful great. [wonderful...: Heb. great and wonderful]
Contradiction with 1 Kings 5:6
Solomon states he requires assistance with cutting timber, which may suggest a different level of expertise available than indicated in 2 Chronicles 2:3.
1 Kings 5:6: Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that [there is] not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians. [appoint: Heb. say]
Contradiction with 1 Kings 7:13-14
Solomon recruits Hiram, a skilled craftsman, which could imply the need for more specialized labor than acknowledged in 2 Chronicles 2:3.
1 Kings 7:13-14: And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. [Hiram: also called, Huram]
Contradiction with Exodus 31:2-6
God appoints Bezalel and Oholiab with special skills to build the Tabernacle, contrasting with the idea of merely human agreements and contracts in 2 Chronicles 2:3.
Exodus 31:2-6: See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:
Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 28:20
David’s assurance of God’s presence in building the Temple contrasts with the reliance on human resources and alliances in 2 Chronicles 2:3.
1 Chronicles 28:20: And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do [it]: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, [even] my God, [will be] with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.