Contradiction with 1 Kings 7:18
The description of pomegranate decorations varies in number and placement compared to 2 Chronicles 3:16.
1 Kings 7:18: And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that [were] upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter.
Contradiction with Exodus 20:4
Contradicts the making of graven images or likenesses as described in the ornamental work in 2 Chronicles 3:16.
Exodus 20:4: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:
Contradiction with Acts 17:24
Contradicts the notion of God dwelling in temples made with hands, whereas 2 Chronicles 3:16 describes the temple's decoration.
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;
Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:4
Challenges the focus on the physical temple, which is the center of description in 2 Chronicles 3:16.
Jeremiah 7:4: Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, [are] these.
Contradiction with Isaiah 66:1
Contrasts the emphasis on temple construction and decoration, declaring the heavens as God's throne instead.
Isaiah 66:1: Thus saith the LORD, The heaven [is] my throne, and the earth [is] my footstool: where [is] the house that ye build unto me? and where [is] the place of my rest?