2 Samuel 20:25

Complete Jewish Bible

Sh'va was recorder, Tzadok and Evyatar were cohanim,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Sheva was court secretary;

Hebrew Names Version
and Sheva was Sofer; and Tzadok and Avyatar were Kohanim;

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

Lexham English Bible
Shiya was secretary, and Zadok and Abiathar were priests.

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

New Century Version
Sheba was the royal secretary. Zadok and Abiathar were the priests,

New English Translation
Sheva was the scribe, and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests.

Amplified Bible
Sheva was the scribe; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

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

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Sheia was Scribe, and Zadok and Abiathar the Priests,

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

Contemporary English Version
Sheva was the secretary. Zadok and Abiathar were the priests.

Darby Translation
and Sheva was scribe; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

Easy-to-Read Version
Sheva was the secretary. Zadok and Abiathar were the priests.

George Lamsa Translation
And Sheriah was the scribe, and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests.

Good News Translation
Sheva was the court secretary; Zadok and Abiathar were the priests,

Literal Translation
And Sheva was the scribe, and Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Seia was the scrybe: Sadoc and Abiathar were the prestes:

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

Bible in Basic English
And Sheva was the scribe, and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Seua was scribe, and Sadoc and Abiathar were the priestes.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
and Sheva was scribe; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

King James Version (1611)
And Sheua was scribe, and Zadok, and Abiathar were the Priests.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Susa was scribe: and Sadoc and Abiathar were priests.

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

Berean Standard Bible
Sheva was the scribe; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
forsothe Sadoch and Abiathar weren preestis;

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

Update Bible Version
and Sheva was scribe; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

Webster's Bible Translation
And Sheva [was] scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar [were] the priests:

World English Bible
and Sheva was scribe; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

New King James Version
Sheva was scribe; Zadok and Abiathar were the priests;

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

New Life Bible
Sheva was the teacher. Zadok and Abiathar were religious leaders.

New Revised Standard
Sheva was secretary; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, Sheva, was scribe, - And, Zadok and Abiathar, were priests;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Siva was scribe: and Sadoc and Abiathar, priests.

Revised Standard Version
and Sheva was secretary; and Zadok and Abi'athar were priests;

New American Standard Bible (1995)
and Sheva was scribe, and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

Contextual Overview

²³ Once again Yo'av was commander over the whole army of Isra'el, while B'nayah the son of Y'hoyada was over the K'reti and P'leti, ²⁴ Adoram was in charge of forced labor, Y'hoshafat the son of Achilud was secretary of state, ²⁵ Sh'va was recorder, Tzadok and Evyatar were cohanim, ²⁶ and ‘Ira the Ya'iri was David's cohen.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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

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- :.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 20:25. Shevah was scribe — The king's secretary.