Scripture Discord: Errors, Mistakes & Contradictions in Scripture
2 Samuel 17:25 records Amasa's father as Ithra an Israelite (or Jezreelite), whereas 1 Chronicles 2:17 identifies him as Jether the Ishmaelite. Commentators typically attribute this variance to a scribal transcription error between the similar Hebrew names Ithra and Jether, or to dual cultural backgrounds.