Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;
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Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;
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Questions where the Bible appears to say two different things, with the passages on each side set together.
1 Samuel 16:10-11 and 17:12 give Jesse eight sons — seven who pass before Samuel plus David the youngest. 1 Chronicles 2:13-15 names David as the seventh son, listing seven total.
Critical scholarship: Widely regarded as a genuine contradiction.
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"1 Chronicles 2:15 — Scripture Analysis" GEBible, https://gebible.app/analysis/verse/1-chronicles/2/15?version=WEB (retrieved 27 August 2026).