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Shemaiah the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was of the Levites, wrote them in the presence of the king, the princes, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites; one fathers’ house being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.
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Questions where the Bible appears to say two different things, with the passages on each side set together.
1 Samuel 22:20, 23:6, and 30:7 consistently identify Abiathar as the son of Ahimelech. 2 Samuel 8:17, 1 Chronicles 18:16, and 1 Chronicles 24:6 reverse the relationship and call Ahimelech the son of Abiathar.
Critical scholarship: Widely regarded as a genuine contradiction.
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"1 Chronicles 24:6 — Scripture Analysis" GEBible, https://gebible.app/analysis/verse/1-chronicles/24/6?version=WEB (retrieved 27 August 2026).