³Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of ^aShisha, ^||scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the ^||recorder. ⁴And ^bBenaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and ^cAbiathar were the priests: ⁵And Azariah the son of Nathan was over ^dthe officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was ^eprincipal officer, and ^fthe king’s friend: ⁶And Ahishar was over the household: and ^gAdoniram the son of Abda was over the ^||tribute.

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aComp. 2 Sam. 8:17. & 20:25. 1 Chr. 18:16.
||Or, secretaries. So 2 Sam. 8:17. & 20:25. 2 Kin. 12:10. & 18:18.
||Or, remembrancer. See 2 Sam. 8:16.
bch. 2:35. See 2 Sam. 8:18.
c 2 Sam. 20:25. Comp. ch. 2:27.
dver. 7, 27. ch. 5:16. & 9:23. & 22:47 (Heb.). 2 Chr. 8:10. So ver. 19.
e 2 Sam. 8:18. & 20:26 in the Heb. So ver. 2 marg.
fSee 2 Sam. 15:37.
gch. 5:14. So 2 Sam. 20:24. ch. 12:18. 2 Chr. 10:18.
||Or, levy. As ch. 5:13. Comp. ch. 12:4.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha were secretaries; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests; Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was priest and king’s friend; Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram the son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha—secretaries;

Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud—recorder;

Benaiah son of Jehoiada—commander in chief;

Zadok and Abiathar—priests;

Azariah son of Nathan—in charge of the district governors;

Zabud son of Nathan—a priest and adviser to the king;

Ahishar—palace administrator;

Adoniram son of Abda—in charge of forced labor.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha, secretaries;

Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud, court historian;

Benaiah son of Jehoiada, in charge of the army;

Zadok and Abiathar, priests;

Azariah son of Nathan, in charge of the deputies;

Zabud son of Nathan, a priest and adviser to the king;

Ahishar, in charge of the palace;

and Adoniram son of Abda, in charge of forced labor.

NLTNew Living Translation

Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were court secretaries.

Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian.

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was commander of the army.

Zadok and Abiathar were priests.

Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the district governors.

Zabud son of Nathan, a priest, was a trusted adviser to the king.

Ahishar was manager of the palace property.

Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of force labor.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were the secretaries; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder. Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army, and Zadok and Abiathar were priests. Azariah the son of Nathan was over the governors, and Zabud the son of Nathan was a priest, an advisor to the king. Ahishar was over the palace, and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the forced labor.