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1 Chronicles 18:16

AbiatharAhimelechAhitubShavshaZadok

14 Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:

15 Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;

Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was the scribe;

17 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials at the king’s side.

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BSB
Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was the scribe;
KJV
And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
WEB
Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was scribe;
ASV
and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
DARBY
and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
BLB
and Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar [were] priests; and Shavsha [was] scribe;
ÅB
Sadok, Akitubs sønn, og Abimelek, Ebjatars sønn, var prester og Savsa statsskriver;
OTB
Sadok, sønn av Ahitub, og Abimelek, sønn av Abjatar, var prester,
og Sjavsa var sekretær;
B1930
Sadok, Akitubs sønn, og Abimelek, Ebjatars sønn, var prester og Savsa statsskriver;

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  • 2 Samuel 8:17

    Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was the scribe;

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  • 2 Samuel 20:25

    Sheva was the scribe; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

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  • 1 Kings 4:3

    Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;

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  • 1 Chronicles 24:6

    The scribe, Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officers: Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites—one family being taken from Eleazar, and then one from Ithamar.

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  • 1 Kings 2:35

    And the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in Joab’s place over the army, and he appointed Zadok the priest in Abiathar’s place.

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