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1 Chronicles 18:16

And Zadoc the sonne of Ahitob and Abimelech the sonne of Abiathar were the priestes, and Sausa was scribe,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abiathar;   Ahitub;   Seraiah;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Abiathar;   Ahimelech;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Scribes;   Shavsha;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Abiathar;   Shavsha;   Sheva;   Shisha;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Abiathar;   Abimelech;   Chronicles, Books of;   Seraiah;   Shavsha;   Sheva;   Shisha;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Abiathar;   Abimelech;   Ahimelech;   Ahitub;   Chronicles, I;   Zadok;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Abiathar;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Abiathar ;   Abimelech ;   Ahimelech ;   Ahitub ;   Shavsha ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Abiathar;   Abimelech;   Ahimelech;   Ahitub;   War;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Abim'elech;   Shav'sha;   She'va;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Abiathar;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abiathar;   Abimelech;   Ahijah;   Ahimelech;   Ahitub;   David;   Priest, High;   Seraiah;   Shavsha;   Zadok;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Abimelech;   Hamath;   Seraiah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests;
Hebrew Names Version
and Tzadok the son of Achituv, and Avimelekh the son of Avyatar, were Kohanim; and Shavsha was Sofer;
King James Version
And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
English Standard Version
and Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests; and Shavsha was secretary;
New Century Version
Zadok son of Ahitub and Abiathar son of Ahimelech were priests. Shavsha was the royal secretary.
New English Translation
Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was scribe;
Amplified Bible
Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests, and Shavsha was secretary (state scribe);
New American Standard Bible
and Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were priests, and Shavsha was secretary;
World English Bible
and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Zadok the sonne of Ahitub, and Abimelech the sonne of Abiathar were the Priests, & Shausha the Scribe,
Legacy Standard Bible
and Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were priests, and Shavsha was scribe;
Berean Standard Bible
Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was the scribe;
Contemporary English Version
Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests. Shavsha was the secretary.
Complete Jewish Bible
Tzadok the son of Achituv and Avimelekh the son of Evyatar were cohanim, Shavsha was secretary,
Darby Translation
and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
Easy-to-Read Version
Zadok and Abimelech were the priests. Zadok was Ahitub's son, and Abimelech was Abiathar's son. Shavsha was the scribe.
George Lamsa Translation
And Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelek the son of Abiathar were the priests; and Seriah was scribe;
Good News Translation
Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was court secretary;
Lexham English Bible
And Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests, and Shavsha was secretary.
Literal Translation
and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Sadoc the sonne of Achitob, and Ahimelech ye sonne of Abiathar, were prestes. Sauesa was Scrybe.
American Standard Version
and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
Bible in Basic English
And Zadok, the son of Ahitub; and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was the scribe;
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
King James Version (1611)
And Zadok the sonne of Ahitub, and Abimelech the sonne of Abiathar, were the Priests, and Shausha was Scribe.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Sadoc son of Achitob, and Achimelech son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Susa was the scribe;
English Revised Version
and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
forsothe Sadoch, the sone of Achitob, and Achymalech, the sone of Abyathar, weren preestis; and Susa was scribe;
Update Bible Version
and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
Webster's Bible Translation
And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, [were] the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
New King James Version
Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Shavsha 2 Samuel 8:17">[fn] was the scribe;
New Living Translation
Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were the priests. Seraiah was the court secretary.
New Life Bible
Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were religious leaders. Shavsha was the one who writes everything down.
New Revised Standard
Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was secretary;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, Zadok, son of Ahitub, and Abimelech son of Abiathar, were priests, - and, Shavsha, was scribe;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Sadoc the son of Achitob, and Achimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests: and Susa, scribe.
Revised Standard Version
and Zadok the son of Ahi'tub and Ahim'elech the son of Abi'athar were priests; and Shavsha was secretary;
Young's Literal Translation
and Zadok son of Ahitub, and Abimelech son of Abiathar, [are] priests, and Shavsha [is] scribe,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were priests, and Shavsha was secretary;

Contextual Overview

9 And when Thou king of Hemath heard how Dauid had beaten al the strength of Hadarezer king of Zoba, 10 He sent Hadoram his sone to king Dauid, to make peace with him, & to blesse him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and beaten him (for Thou had warre with Hadarezer) and [Hadoram brought] all maner of iewels of golde, siluer, and brasse, with him. 11 And king Dauid dedicated them vnto the Lord, with the siluer and golde that he brought fro all nations, from Edom, fro Moab, from ye children of Ammon, from the Philistines, and from Amelec. 12 And Abisai the sonne of Zaruia slue of the Edomites in the salt valley eyghteene thousande, 13 And put souldiers in Edom, and all the Edomites became Dauid seruauntes: Thus the Lorde kept Dauid in all that he toke in hande. 14 And Dauid raigned ouer all Israel, and executed iudgement and righteousnesse among all his people. 15 And Ioab the sonne of Zaruia was ouer the hoast, & Iehosaphat the sonne of Ahilud recorder: 16 And Zadoc the sonne of Ahitob and Abimelech the sonne of Abiathar were the priestes, and Sausa was scribe, 17 And Banaiahu the sonne of Iehoiada was ouer the Crethites and the Phelethites: and the sonnes of Dauid were next vnto the king.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Abimelech: 2 Samuel 8:17, Ahimelech.

Abiathar: 2 Samuel 20:25, 1 Kings 2:35

Shavsha: 2 Samuel 8:17, Seraiah, 2 Samuel 20:25, Sheva, 1 Kings 4:3, Shisha

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 15:11 - Zadok Mark 2:26 - Abiathar

Cross-References

Acts 15:3
And after they were brought on their way by ye Churche, they passed through Phenices and Samaria, declaryng the conuersation of the gentiles, and they brought great ioy vnto all the brethen.
Acts 20:38
Sorowyng most of all for the wordes whiche he spake, that they shoulde see his face no more. And they accompanied hym vnto the shippe.
Acts 21:5
And when the dayes were ended, we departed, and went our way, and they all brought vs on our way, with wyues and chyldren, tyll we were come out of the citie. And we kneeled downe in the shore, and prayed.
Romans 15:24
Whensoeuer I take my iourney into Spayne, I wyll come to you: For I trust to see you in my iourney, and to be brought on my waye thytherwarde by you, after that I be somewhat fylled with you.
3 John 1:6
Which beare witnesse of thy loue before the Churche. Which brethren, yf thou bryng forwardes of their iourney after a godly sorte, thou shalt do well.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

See Gill "1Ch 18:1".

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 18:16. Zadok-and Abimelech - priests — Both high priests; one at Gibeon, and the other at Jerusalem, as we have seen 1 Chronicles 16:39.

Shavsha was scribe — Called Seraiah, 2 Samuel 8:17.


 
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