2 Samuel 20:25
Sheva was the scribe; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
BSB
ASV
and Sheva was scribe; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
KJV
And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
And Sheva was scribe,.... Either the same with Benaiah, or he was dead or removed, and Sheva was put in his place, see 2Sa 8:17, and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests; as before; See Gill on 2Sa 8:17.
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1 Kings 4:4Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
leads to
And the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in Joab’s place over the army, and he appointed Zadok the priest in Abiathar’s place.
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1 Chronicles 18:16Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was the scribe;
leads to
Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was the scribe;
Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
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2 Samuel 8:17Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was the scribe;
leads to
Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was the scribe;
Ahitub was the father of Zadok, Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz,
With the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech, David divided them according to the offices of their service.
And David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place in Gibeon
Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.