Contradiction with Exodus 20:25
This verse contradicts 2 Kings 12:12 by stating that if an altar is built, no tool should be used on it, while 2 Kings 12:12 pertains to carpenters and builders using tools for temple repair.
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 Acts 17:24
This verse emphasizes that God does not dwell in temples made with hands, while 2 Kings 12:12 involves funding temple repairs, implying a physical structure for worship.
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 Matthew 6:19-20
These verses contradict 2 Kings 12:12 by advising not to lay up treasures on earth, whereas 2 Kings 12:12 involves spending money on earthly temple maintenance.
Matthew 6:19-20: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:27
This verse questions whether God truly dwells on earth in temples made by human hands, contradicting the focus on temple repairs in 2 Kings 12:12.
1 Kings 8:27: But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
Contradiction with Revelation 21:22
This verse describes a vision where there is no temple, saying the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple, contrasting with the emphasis on temple repair in 2 Kings 12:12.
Revelation 21:22: And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.