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New King James Version

1 Chronicles 18:16

Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Shavsha 2 Samuel 8:17">[fn] was the 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;
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 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 Now when Tou 2 Samuel 8:9, 10">[fn] king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah, 10 he sent Hadoram 2 Samuel 8:10">[fn] his son to King David, to greet him and bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him (for Hadadezer had been at war with Tou); and Hadoram brought with him all kinds of articles of gold, silver, and bronze. 11 King David also dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold that he had brought from all these nations--from Edom, from Moab, from the people of Ammon, from the Philistines, and from Amalek. 12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah killed eighteen thousand Edomites 2 Samuel 8:13)">[fn] in the Valley of Salt. 13 He also put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David wherever he went. 14 2 Samuel 8:15-18">[xr] So David reigned over all Israel, and administered judgment and justice to all his people. 15 Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; 16 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Shavsha 2 Samuel 8:17">[fn] was the scribe; 17 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief ministers at the king's side.

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
So, being sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, describing the conversion of the Gentiles; and they caused great joy to all the brethren.
Acts 20:38
sorrowing most of all for the words which he spoke, that they would see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.
Acts 21:5
When we had come to the end of those days, we departed and went on our way; and they all accompanied us, with wives and children, till we were out of the city. And we knelt down on the shore and prayed.
Romans 15:24
whenever I journey to Spain, I shall come to you. [fn] For I hope to see you on my journey, and to be helped on my way there by you, if first I may enjoy your company for a while.
3 John 1:6
who have borne witness of your love before the church. If you send them forward on their journey in a manner worthy of God, you will 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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