Contradiction with 1 Kings 6:7
Describes the stones being fully prepared before being brought to the construction site, which contradicts the use of massive stones quarried, as mentioned in 2 Chronicles 2:9.
1 Kings 6:7: And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe [nor] any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
Contradiction with Exodus 20:25
God commands that an altar of stone should not be made with hewn stones, contradicting the preparation of stones as described in 2 Chronicles 2:9.
Exodus 20:25: And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. [build...: Heb. build them with hewing]
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 27:6
Commands an altar of unhewn stones, contradicting the use of massive, prepared stones in 2 Chronicles 2:9.
Deuteronomy 27:6: Thou shalt build the altar of the LORD thy God of whole stones: and thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD thy God:
Contradiction with Matthew 6:28-29
Emphasizes that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these, contrasting with the grand resources Solomon sought in 2 Chronicles 2:9.
Matthew 6:28-29: And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
Contradiction with Acts 17:24
States that God does not dwell in temples made with hands, contradicting Solomon's efforts to build a grand temple as indicated in 2 Chronicles 2:9.
Acts 17:24: God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;