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2 Samuel 20:23-26
Evangelical Heritage Version
2 Samuel 20:23-26
Evangelical Heritage Version
David’s Officers
23 Joab was over the whole army of Israel. Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and the Pelethites. 24 Adoram was in charge of forced labor. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the record keeper.[a] 25 Sheva[b] was the secretary, and Zadok and Abiathar were the high priests. 26 Also Ira the Jairite was a government minister[c] for David.
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- 2 Samuel 20:24 This official also served as a spokesman and chief of protocol. Like the secretary, he was the equivalent of a cabinet-level official.
- 2 Samuel 20:25 Hebrew variant Sheya. This name has various forms and spellings. In Hebrew script the letters v and y look alike.
- 2 Samuel 20:26 The Hebrew word cohen usually means priest, that is, a spiritual minister. Here cohen is used in the European sense of a minister of state.
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