2 Samuel 20:25
Strong's Lexicon
Sheva
(וּשְׁוָ֖א) (ū·šə·wā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7724: Sheva = 'Jehovah contends' 1) Judaite, son of Caleb by his concubine Maachah and grandson of Hezron

was the scribe;
סֹפֵ֑ר (sō·p̄êr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5608: v 1) to count, recount, relate 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to count (things) 1a2) to number, take account of, reckon 1b) (Niphal) to be counted, be numbered 1c) (Piel) to recount, rehearse, declare 1c1) to recount (something), rehearse 1c2) to talk 1c3) to count exactly or accurately 1d) (Pual) to be recounted, be rehearsed, be related n m 2) enumerator, muster-officer, secretary, scribe 2a) enumerator, muster-officer, secretary 2b) learned man, scribe

Zadok
וְצָד֥וֹק (wə·ṣā·ḏō·wq)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6659: Zadok = 'righteous' 1) the high priest, son of Ahitub of the house of Eleazar the son of Aaron, and 11th in descent from Aaron; joined David after Saul's death and supported him against Absalom and Adonijah; anointed Solomon as king 2) a priest, son of Meraioth, father of Meshullam of the house of Ahitub; apparently a nephew of 1 3) father of Jerusha, the wife of king Uzziah and mother of king Jotham of Judah 4) son of Baana and repairer of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 5) son of Immer and repairer of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 6) a leader of the people in the time of Nehemiah 7) a scribe appointed by Nehemiah as one of the treasurers over the storehouse 8) a valiant warrior of the tribe of Benjamin who joined David at Hebron. Same as 1?

and Abiathar
וְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר (wə·’eḇ·yā·ṯār)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 54: Abiathar = 'my father is great' 1) priest, son of Ahitub (Ahimelech), faithful to David, but later rebelled with Adonijah

were priests;
כֹּהֲנִֽים׃ (kō·hă·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3548: 1) priest, principal officer or chief ruler 1a) priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah) 1b) pagan priests 1c) priests of Jehovah 1d) Levitical priests 1e) Zadokite priests 1f) Aaronic priests 1g) the high priest

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Sheva was the scribe; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

Young's Literal Translation
and Sheva [is] scribe, and Zadok and Abiathar [are] priests,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Sheva was court secretary; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

New American Standard Bible
and Sheva was scribe, and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

King James Bible
And Sheva [was] scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar [were] the priests:
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Sheva was secretary; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

New Living Translation
Sheva was the court secretary. Zadok and Abiathar were the priests.

English Standard Version
and Sheva was secretary; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

New American Standard Bible
and Sheva was scribe, and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

King James Bible
And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Sheva was court secretary; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

International Standard Version
Sheva was secretary, Zadok and Abiathar were priests,

NET Bible
Sheva was the scribe, and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests.

American Standard Version
and Sheva was scribe; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

English Revised Version
and Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were priests:

Young's Literal Translation
and Sheva is scribe, and Zadok and Abiathar are priests,
















Cross References
2 Samuel 15:24
And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city.

2 Samuel 20:26
And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.

1 Kings 1:7
And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.

1 Kings 1:8
But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.

1 Kings 4:4
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:

2 Samuel 1:1
Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;

2 Samuel 20:24
And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:

2 Samuel 20:23
Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:

2 Samuel 20:22
Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.

2 Samuel 21:1
Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David inquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.

2 Samuel 21:2
And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.)
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