Contradiction with Exodus 25:20
This verse describes the cherubim covering the mercy seat with their wings, but it does not specify the specific extent of their wings' coverage as in 2 Chronicles 5:8.
Exodus 25:20: And the cherubims shall stretch forth [their] wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces [shall look] one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.
Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:7
This verse mentions the cherubim spreading their wings over the ark and the staves, similar to 2 Chronicles 5:8, but does not explicitly mention the faces being inward.
1 Kings 8:7: For the cherubims spread forth [their] two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
Contradiction with 2 Samuel 6:2
This verse refers to the ark and the cherubim but emphasizes the dwelling or sitting above the cherubim rather than the specific positioning over the Ark.
2 Samuel 6:2: And David arose, and went with all the people that [were] with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth [between] the cherubims. [Baale: or, Baalah, that is, Kirjathjearim] [whose name...: or, at which the name, even the name of the LORD of hosts, was called upon]
Contradiction with Ezekiel 10:5
This verse describes the sound of the wings of the cherubim, highlighting their activity rather than their static position as in 2 Chronicles 5:8.
Ezekiel 10:5: And the sound of the cherubims' wings was heard [even] to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.
Contradiction with Hebrews 9:5
This verse describes the cherubim of glory shadowing the mercy seat, emphasizing their glory and overshadowing rather than the specific measurement details of their wings.
Hebrews 9:5: And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.