23 (A)Now Joab was in command of the entire army of Israel, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; 24 and Adoram was over the forced labor, and (B)Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the secretary; 25 and Sheva was scribe, and Zadok and (C)Abiathar were priests; 26 Ira the Jairite also was a priest to David.

Read full chapter

23 Now Joab was the commander of the army of Israel. Benaiah son of Jehoiada was captain of the king’s bodyguard. 24 Adoniram[a] was in charge of forced labor. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian. 25 Sheva was the court secretary. Zadok and Abiathar were the priests. 26 And Ira, a descendant of Jair, was David’s personal priest.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 20:24 As in Greek version (see also 1 Kgs 4:6; 5:14); Hebrew reads Adoram.