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15 Joab son of Zeruiah was commanding general of[a] the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was secretary; 16 Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha[b] was scribe; 17 Benaiah son of Jehoiada supervised[c] the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were the king’s leading officials.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 18:15 tn Heb “over.”
  2. 1 Chronicles 18:16 tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:17 has the variant spelling “Seraiah.”
  3. 1 Chronicles 18:17 tn Heb “[was] over.”
  4. 1 Chronicles 18:17 tn Heb “and the sons of David [were] the first ones at the hand of David.” The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:18 identifies them as “priests” (see sn there on the word “priests”).