Contradiction with Haggai 1:4
This verse highlights the lack of priority given to the house of God compared to personal dwellings, contradicting the prioritization of temple repairs in 2 Kings 12:5.
Haggai 1:4: [Is it] time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house [lie] waste?
Contradiction with Ezekiel 22:26
This verse speaks about neglecting the house of God and the priesthood, opposing the emphasis on temple upkeep in 2 Kings 12:5.
Ezekiel 22:26: Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed [difference] between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. [violated: Heb. offered violence to]
Contradiction with Jeremiah 22:13
This verse condemns using others' labor without appropriate payment, which contrasts with the initiative in 2 Kings 12:5 to ensure funds for temple repairs.
Jeremiah 22:13: Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; [that] useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;
Contradiction with Amos 5:21-22
These verses express God's disregard for rituals without justice, whereas 2 Kings 12:5 addresses maintaining the temple for proper worship rituals.
Amos 5:21-22: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]
Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11-13
These verses imply that God does not delight in temple offerings when moral failings persist, contrasting with the focus on temple maintenance in 2 Kings 12:5.
Isaiah 1:11-13: To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. [he goats: Heb. great he goats]