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16. And Joab the son of Zeruiah [was] over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud [was] recorder; 17. And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, [were] the priests; and Seraiah [was] the scribe; 18. And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was over] both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.
2 Samuel 8:16-18 — KJV
Over the host. After giving a list of David’s victories over his enemies, the writer of Samuel gives a brief summary of the principal officers over the realm (vs. 16-18) and the same is true of the writer of Chronicles (1 Chron. 18:15-17). Substantially the same list of officers is again given in 2 Sam. 20:23-26. For the elevation of Joab to this post see 1 Chron. 11:6.
Recorder. Apparently an official of importance, a kind of chancellor. He not only kept a record of the affairs of state, particularly for the information of the king, but was also the king’s adviser. Jehoshaphat, who was David’s recorder, continued to hold the same office in the early part of Solomon’s reign (1 Kings 4:3).
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