Contradiction with Exodus 20:21
While 2 Chronicles 6:1 highlights God's presence in thick darkness as a form of divine sanctity, Exodus 20:21 refers to Moses approaching the thick darkness where God was, not suggesting it was a dwelling place.
Exodus 20:21: And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God [was].
Contradiction with 1 John 1:5
2 Chronicles 6:1 speaks of God dwelling in darkness, whereas 1 John 1:5 declares that God is light, and in Him, there is no darkness.
1 John 1:5: This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
Contradiction with James 1:17
2 Chronicles 6:1 depicts God residing in darkness, but James 1:17 states that God is the Father of lights with no shadow of turning, emphasizing His nature of being light without darkness.
James 1:17: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
Contradiction with John 8:12
In John 8:12, Jesus states that He is the light of the world, contrasting with the idea in 2 Chronicles 6:1 of God dwelling in thick darkness.
John 8:12: Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Contradiction with 1 Timothy 6:16
This verse describes God as dwelling in unapproachable light, which contradicts the depiction in 2 Chronicles 6:1 of God residing in thick darkness.
1 Timothy 6:16: Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom [be] honour and power everlasting. Amen.