Bible Contradiction? Who were Saul’s sons?

Today’s post will tackle another question that the Skeptic Annotated Bible asked: “Who were Saul’s sons?”

Here are the two answers which the skeptic believes shows a Bible contradiction:

Jonathan, Ishui, and Melchishua

Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan and Ishvi and Malchi-shua; and the names of his two daughters were these: the name of the firstborn Merab and the name of the younger Michal. (1 Samuel 14:49)

Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

Ner became the father of Kish, and Kish became the father of Saul, and Saul became the father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab and Eshbaal. (1 Chronicles 8:33, 9:39)

(Note: Scriptural quotation comes from the New American Standard Bible)

Here’s a closer look at whether or not there is a contradiction:

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