And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
Parallel translations
- WEB Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; Shavsha was scribe;
- BSB Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was the scribe;
- NKJV Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Shavsha was the scribe;
- NASB and Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were priests, and Shavsha was secretary;
- NLT Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were the priests. Seraiah was the court secretary.
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Quick answer
Zadok and Abimelech serve as priests and Shavsha as scribe. It continues the roster of David's officials, including the priesthood.
Overview
The inclusion of priests alongside civil officers shows that worship had its proper place in David's ordered kingdom. Zadok especially becomes prominent, his line continuing in the priesthood. The pairing of king and priest looks ahead to Christ, who unites both offices as the true King-Priest (Hebrews 7).
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- 2 Sam 8:17And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;
- 2 Sam 20:25And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
- 1 Kgs 4:3Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.
- 1 Kgs 2:35And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.
- 1 Chr 24:6And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.
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