2 Samuel 8:16-17

David’s Cabinet

8:16 Joab son of Zeruiah was general in command of ¹  the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was secretary; 8:17 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar ²  were priests; Seraiah was scribe;

2 Samuel 23:29

23:29 Heled ³  son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai son of Ribai from Gibeah in Benjamin,

[8:16]  ¹ tn Heb “was over.”

[8:17]  ² tc Here Ahimelech is called “the son of Abiathar,” but NCV, CEV, and REB reverse this to conform with 1 Sam 22:20. Most recent English versions (e.g., NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT) retain the order found in the MT.

[23:29]  ³ tc The translation follows many medieval Hebrew mss in reading חֵלֶד (kheled; cf. NAB, NIV, NLT) rather than the MT חֵלֶב (khelev).