1 Kings 4:3

Sons of Shisha, scribes. In 2 Sam. 20:25, “Sheva,” and in 1 Chron. 18:16, “Shavsha,” is mentioned as the scribe of David. These names are probably variations of “Shisha,” and the scribes of Solomon may have inherited their office from their father. The “scribe” was one of the high officers of the realm, issuing the king’s edicts, taking care of his correspondence, and probably also managing the royal purse (2 Kings 12:10).

The recorder. Jehoshaphat had filled this office under David (1 Chron. 18:15). The recorder was the court annalist, an officer whose duty it was to chronicle events as they occurred, and whose work formed a part of the official archives of the realm. He was an important officer of the state (see 2 Kings 18:18, 37; 2 Chron. 34:8).