The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 18:16 Explained

1 Chronicles 18:16

KJV: And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

YLT: and Zadok son of Ahitub, and Abimelech son of Abiathar, are priests, and Shavsha is scribe,

Darby: and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

ASV: and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Zadok  the son  of Ahitub,  and Abimelech  the son  of Abiathar,  [were] the priests;  and Shavsha  was scribe; 

What does 1 Chronicles 18:16 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 18

1  David subdues the Philistines and the Moabites
3  He smites Hadarezer and the Syrians
9  Tou sends Hadoram with presents to bless David
11  The presents and the spoil David dedicates to God
13  He put garrisons in Edom
14  David's officers

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 18:16 mean?

And Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech of Abiathar [were] the priests and Shavsha [was] the scribe
וְצָד֧וֹק בֶּן־ אֲחִיט֛וּב וַאֲבִימֶ֥לֶךְ אֶבְיָתָ֖ר כֹּהֲנִ֑ים וְשַׁוְשָׁ֖א סוֹפֵֽר

וְצָד֧וֹק  And  Zadok 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: צָדֹוק  
Sense: the high priest, son of Ahitub of the house of Eleazar the son of Aaron, and th in descent from Aaron; joined David after Saul’s death and supported him against Absalom and Adonijah; anointed Solomon as king.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אֲחִיט֛וּב  of  Ahitub 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲחִיטוּב  
Sense: a grandson of Eli.
וַאֲבִימֶ֥לֶךְ  and  Abimelech 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲבִימֶלֶךְ  
Sense: king of Gerar in Abraham’s time.
אֶבְיָתָ֖ר  of  Abiathar 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶבְיָתָר  
Sense: priest, son of Ahitub (Ahimelech), faithful to David, but later rebelled with Adonijah.
כֹּהֲנִ֑ים  [were]  the  priests 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
וְשַׁוְשָׁ֖א  and  Shavsha 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שַׁוְשָׁא  
Sense: the royal scribe or secretary for David.
סוֹפֵֽר  [was]  the  scribe 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: סָפַר 
Sense: to count, recount, relate.

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