2 Samuel 20:25
23 Now Joab was over the whole army of Israel; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites;
24 Adoram was in charge of the forced labor; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
Sheva was the scribe; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
26 and Ira the Jairite was David’s priest.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Sheva was the scribe; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
- KJV
- And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
- WEB
- Sheva was scribe, Zadok and Abiathar were priests,
- ASV
- and Sheva was scribe; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
- DARBY
- and Sheva was scribe; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
- BLB
- and Sheva [was] scribe; and Zadok and Abiathar [were] priests;
- ÅB
- Seja var statsskriver, og Sadok og Abjatar var prester.
- OTB
- Sjeba var sekretær, og Sadok og Abjatar var prester.
- B1930
- Seja var statsskriver, og Sadok og Abjatar var prester.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Samuel 8:17
Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was the scribe;
Read in context1 Kings 4:4
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
Read in context1 Chronicles 18:16
Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was the scribe;
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