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2 Samuel 20:25

2 Samuel 20:25 is verse 25 of 2 Samuel chapter 20, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

Sheva was the scribe; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

Sheva is also called Seraiah, Shisha, and Shavsha; see 2 Samuel 8:17, 1 Kings 4:3, and 1 Chronicles 18:16.

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King James Version

And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:

World English Bible

Sheva was scribe, Zadok and Abiathar were priests,

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2 Samuel 20:23–26 · Berean Standard Bible

23 Now Joab was over the whole army of Israel; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites;

24 Adoram was in charge of the forced labor; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;

25 Sheva was the scribe; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

26 and Ira the Jairite was David’s priest.

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

2 Samuel 8:17

Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was the scribe;

1 Kings 4:4

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

1 Chronicles 18:16

Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was the scribe;

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