16 (A)Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and (B)Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was (C)recorder. 17 (D)Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were (E)priests, and Seraiah was (F)secretary. 18 (G)Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [a]was over the (H)Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were [b](I)chief ministers.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 8:18 Lit and the Cherethites
  2. 2 Samuel 8:18 Lit priests

Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha were secretaries; (A)Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder; and (B)Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; and Zadok and (C)Abiathar were priests; and Azariah the son of Nathan was over (D)the deputies; and Zabud the son of Nathan, a priest, was the king’s friend; and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor.

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