Contradiction with Exodus 20:3
This verse commands exclusivity of worship to one God, contradicting the act of taking items belonging to God into a foreign temple.
Exodus 20:3: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Contradiction with Isaiah 42:8
This verse states that God does not share His glory, contradicting placing sacred items in a foreign deity's temple.
Isaiah 42:8: I [am] the LORD: that [is] my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:25
This verse instructs the destruction of idols, contradicting storing sacred objects with idolaters.
Deuteronomy 7:25: The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold [that is] on them, nor take [it] unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it [is] an abomination to the LORD thy God.
Contradiction with 1 Samuel 5:2-4
This verse illustrates the fall of idols before the Ark of God, contradicting the idea of storing God’s items with other deities.
1 Samuel 5:2-4: When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
Contradiction with Psalm 115:4-8
This verse condemns idols made by human hands, contradicting the placement of God's consecrated items near them.
Psalm 115:4-8: Their idols [are] silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
Contradiction with Isaiah 46:1-2
This verse describes the downfall of foreign gods, contradicting the deposition of sacred items in their temples.
Isaiah 46:1-2: Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages [were] heavy loaden; [they are] a burden to the weary [beast].