Contradiction with 1 Kings 7:15
1 Kings 7:15 describes the construction of the pillars by Solomon, emphasizing their grandeur and establishment, which contrasts with their destruction in 2 Kings 25:13.
1 Kings 7:15: For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about. [cast: Heb. fashioned]
Contradiction with Jeremiah 52:17
While similarly describing the destruction of the bronze pillars, the contradiction arises in the slightly different lists of items described destroyed, causing a textual discrepancy.
Jeremiah 52:17: Also the pillars of brass that [were] in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that [was] in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans brake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.
Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 3:15
2 Chronicles 3:15 focuses on the creation and beauty of the two pillars of bronze, Jachin and Boaz, created by Solomon, opposing their dismantling narration in 2 Kings 25:13.
2 Chronicles 3:15: Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that [was] on the top of each of them [was] five cubits. [high: Heb. long]
Contradiction with 2 Kings 18:16
This verse mentions Hezekiah stripping gold from the temple doors which shows a previous instance of temple desecration, conflicting with the idea of initial destruction in 2 Kings 25:13 by Nebuchadnezzar.
2 Kings 18:16: At that time did Hezekiah cut off [the gold from] the doors of the temple of the LORD, and [from] the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria. [it: Heb. them]