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

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 8:18 Lit and the Cherethites
  2. 2 Samuel 8:18 Or chiefs over the priests; possibly a special office associated with the priests, cf. 1 Chr 18:17

Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha were scribes;
(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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