Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 2:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 2:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 2:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Chronicles, Abigail had a son named Amasa, and Amasa’s father was Jether, who was an Ishmeelite. This means Abigail and Jether were the parents of Amasa.

1 Chronicles 2:17: And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa [was] Jether the Ishmeelite. [Jether...: also called, Ithra an Israelite]

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 17:25

This verse states that Abigail is the daughter of Nahash, whereas 1 Chronicles 2:17 states that she is the daughter of Jesse.

2 Samuel 17:25: And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa [was] a man's son, whose name [was] Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother. [Ithra an Israelite: or, Jether an Ishmaelite] [Abigail: Heb. Abigal] [Nahash: or, Jesse]
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