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Shavsha

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Heb. Shavsha', שִׁוְשָׁא , nobility [Furst]; Sept. Σουσά v.r. Σούς, and even Ι᾿ησοῦς ), the royal secretary in the reign of David (1 Chronicles 18:16). He is apparently the same with SERAIAH (2 Samuel 8:17), who is called Σεισά by Josephus (Ant. 7, 5, 4), w and Σασά in the Vat. MS. of the Sept. Shisha is the reading of two MSS. and of the Targum in 1 Chronicles 18:16. In 2 Samuel 20:25 he is called SHEVA, and in 1 Kings 4:3 SHISHA.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Shavsha'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/shavsha.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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