1 Chronicles 18:16 - Easy To Read Version Zadok and Abimelech were the priests. Zadok was Ahitub’s son, and Abimelech was Abiathar’s son. Shavsha was the scribe. {\cf2\super [203]} Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were the priests; and Shavsha was secretary [of state]; American Standard Version (1901) and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was scribe; Common English Bible Ahitub’s son Zadok and Abiathar’s son Ahimelech were priests; Shavsha was secretary; Catholic Public Domain Version And Zadok, the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, were the priests. And Shavsha was the scribe. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Sadoc the son of Achitob, and Achimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests: and Susa scribe. |
Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests. Seraiah was secretary.
Solomon then made Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, commander of the army in Joab’s place. Solomon also made Zadok the new high priest in Abiathar’s place.
Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha. Elihoreph and Ahijah had the jobs of writing notes about the things that happened in the courts.
Joab son of Zeruiah was the commander of David’s army. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud wrote about the things David did.
Benaiah was responsible for leading the Kerethite and Pelethite people. {\cf2\super [204]} Benaiah was Jehoiada’s son. And David’s sons were important officials. They served at King David’s side.
David separated the family groups of Eleazar and Ithamar into two different groups. David did that so those groups could do the duties of work they were given to do. David did this with the help of Zadok and Ahimelech. Zadok was a descendant {\cf2\super [260]} of Eleazar, and Ahimelech was a descendant of Ithamar.
Shemaiah was the secretary. {\cf2\super [263]} He was Nethanel’s son. Shemaiah was from the family group of Levi. Shemaiah wrote the names of those descendants. {\cf2\super [264]} He wrote those names in front of King David and these leaders: Zadok the priest, Ahimelech, and the leaders from the families of the priests and of the Levites. Ahimelech was Abiathar’s son. Each time they threw the lots {\cf2\super [265]} a man was chosen, and Shemaiah wrote down that man’s name. So they divided the work among the men from families of Eleazar and Ithamar.
But Abiathar escaped. Abiathar was the son of Ahimelech. Ahimelech was the son of Ahitub. Abiathar ran away and joined David.