2 Samuel 20:25
Sheva was the scribe; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
In Context
24Adoram was in charge of the forced labor; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
26and Ira the Jairite was David’s priest.
Cross References
1 Kings 1:7So Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, who supported him.
1 Chronicles 18:16Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was the scribe;
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 20:24-26
David's Court. ( b. c. 1023.) 23 Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites: 24 And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder: 25 And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests: 26 And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David. Here is an account of the state of David's court after his restoration. Joab retained the office of general, being too great to be displaced. Benaiah, as… Read the whole commentary →