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Friday, August 29th, 2025
the Week of Proper 16 / Ordinary 21

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2 Samuel2Sa 20:24 2 Samuel2Sa 20 2 Samuel2Sa 20:26

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Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abiathar; Cabinet; King; Officer; Scribe (S); Seraiah; Zadok; Torrey's Topical Textbook - Scribes;

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Scribe; Sheba; Easton Bible Dictionary - King; Scribes; Sheva; Zadok; Fausset Bible Dictionary - Scribes; Shavsha; Sheva; Writing; Holman Bible Dictionary - High Priest; King, Kingship; Occupations and Professions in the Bible; Seraiah; Sheva; Shisha; Writing; Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Samuel, Books of; Shavsha; Morrish Bible Dictionary - Shavsha ; Sheva ; Zadok ; People's Dictionary of the Bible - David; Scribe; Smith Bible Dictionary - Scribes; Shav'sha; Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Armies;

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the; International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abiathar; Ahijah; Ahimelech; Criticism (the Graf-Wellhausen Hypothesis); Government; King; Samuel, Books of; Seraiah; Shavsha; The Jewish Encyclopedia - Seraiah; Zadok;

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Contextual Overview

²³Joab commanded the whole army of Israel; ²³ Now Yo'av was over all the host of Yisra'el; and Benayah the son of Yehoiada was over the Kereti and over the Peleti; ²³ Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites: ²³ Now Joab was over all the army of Israel and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Carites and over the Pelethites. ²³ Now Joab was in command of all the army of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the Cherethites and the Pelethites; ²³ Joab was commander of all the army of Israel. Benaiah son of Jehoiada led the Kerethites and Pelethites. ²³ Now Joab was the general in command of all the army of Israel. Benaiah the son of Jehoida was over the Kerethites and the Perethites. ²³Now Joab was [commander] over the entire army of Israel; Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was [commander] over the Cherethites and Pelethites [the king's bodyguards]; ²³ Now Joab was in command of the entire army of Israel, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; ²³ Then Ioab was ouer all the hoste of Israel, and Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada ouer the Cherethites and ouer the Pelethies,

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Bible Verse Review
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Sheva: 2 Samuel 8:17, 1 Kings 4:4, 1 Chronicles 18:16, Shavsha

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 22:20 - one 2 Samuel 15:24 - Zadok 1 Kings 1:7 - Abiathar 1 Kings 1:8 - Zadok 1 Kings 4:3 - Shisha 2 Kings 12:10 - the king's 1 Chronicles 6:8 - Zadok 1 Chronicles 6:53 - Zadok 1 Chronicles 15:11 - Zadok 1 Chronicles 24:3 - Zadok Ezra 4:8 - scribe Isaiah 36:3 - Shebna Jeremiah 36:10 - the scribe Mark 2:26 - Abiathar
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Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Sheva [was] scribe,.... Either the same with Benaiah, or he was dead or removed, and Sheva was put in his place, see 2 Samuel 8:17;

and Zadok and Abiathar [were] the priests; as before;

2 Samuel 8:17- :.
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Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Samuel 20:25. Shevah was scribe — The king's secretary.
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2 Samuel 20:25

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