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Contemporary English Version

1 Chronicles 18:16

Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests. Shavsha was the secretary.

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;
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;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Zadoc the sonne of Ahitob and Abimelech the sonne of Abiathar were the priestes, and Sausa was 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

9King Tou of Hamath and King Hadadezer had been enemies. So when Tou heard that David had defeated Hadadezer's whole army, he sent his son Hadoram to congratulate David on his victory. Hadoram also brought him gifts made of gold, silver, and bronze. 11 David gave these gifts to the Lord , just as he had done with the silver and gold he had captured from Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, and Amalek. 12 Abishai the son of Zeruiah defeated the Edomite army in Salt Valley and killed eighteen thousand of their troops. 13 Then he stationed troops in Edom, and the people there had to accept David as their ruler. Everywhere David went, the Lord gave him victory in war. 14 David ruled all Israel with fairness and justice. 15 Joab the son of Zeruiah was the commander in chief of the army. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud kept the government records. 16 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests. Shavsha was the secretary. 17 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was the commander of David's bodyguard. David's sons were his highest-ranking officials.

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
The men who were sent by the church went through Phoenicia and Samaria, telling how the Gentiles had turned to God. This news made the Lord's followers very happy.
Acts 20:38
They were especially sad because Paul had told them, "You will never see me again." Then they went with him to the ship.
Acts 21:5
But when the week was over, we started on our way again. All the men, together with their wives and children, walked with us from the town to the seashore. We knelt on the beach and prayed.
Romans 15:24
So I plan to stop off on my way to Spain. Then after a short, but refreshing, visit with you, I hope you will quickly send me on.
3 John 1:6
They have told the church about your love. They say you were good enough to welcome them and to send them on their mission in a way that God's servants deserve.

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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