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Shevaוּשְׁוָאwas scribe;סֹפֵרand Zadokוְצָדוֹקand Abiatharוְאֶבְיָתָרwere priests;כֹּהֲנִים
2 Samuel 20:25
Study it in the app“Sheva was scribe; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 20:25, word by word
- Shevaשְׁוָאsheva
Sheva
Sheva, the name of two men: David's scribe (2 Samuel 20:25), and a descendant of Caleb (1 Chronicles 2:49).
Where else “sheva” appears- was scribeסֹפֵרsofer
scribe
An official who writes and reads the documents of the king or the temple.
Where else “sofer” appears- and Zadokצָדוֹקtsadok
Zadok
Zadok: the name of several men; the best known is the priest in the time of David and Solomon (2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Kings 2:35). It means "righteous."
Where else “tsadok” appears- and Abiatharאֶבְיָתָרevyatar
Abiathar
Abiathar: son of the priest Ahimelech; the only one who escaped the slaughter at Nob. He joined David and was his priest (1 Samuel 22:20-23). The name means "the father is abundant."
Where else “evyatar” appears- were priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears
Translation note
In the list of 8:17 the scribe is called Seraiah. “Sheva” is the form that is read in the Hebrew here.
The context
24Adoram was over the forced labor; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
25 · This verse (above)
26and also Ira the Jairite was a priest to David.