2 Samuel 8:17

Scribe — Or, secretary of state.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Seraiah was the scribe— Supposed to be the king's secretary of state, or prime counsellor in the law. Bishop Patrick says, that as the Hebrew word...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe; Zadok ... and ... Ahimelech the...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

David's Victories, and a List of his Officers This chapter concludes this account of David's reign. The remainder of the book is taken from a diff...
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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, [were] the priests ,.... Not high priests, as Josephus i suggests, for there was onl...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, [were] the priests; and Seraiah [was] the scribe; Ver. 17. Were the priests. ] Ahi...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Zadok and Ahimelech were the priests That is, as some think, Zadok was the high-priest, and Ahimelech his sagan or vicar; or, according to others,...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David's Prestige Recognized
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 18:16 ; 1 Chronicles 24:3 ; 1 Chronicles 24:4 ; 1 Chronicles 6:53 ; 1 Chronicles 6:8

¹⁷ And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;f

Related Commentaries of 2 Samuel 8:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 8:17