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.] Ahimelech, alias Abiathar, being the only high priest: till he was thrust out by Solomon for siding with Adonijah; and Zadek set in his room. 1Ki 2:25 ; 1Ki 2:27
Verse 2 Samuel 8:17. _SERAIAH - THE SCRIBE_] Most likely the king's private secretary. See 1 Chronicles 24:3 (note)....
For a similar account of the officers of Solomon’s kingdom, see 1 Kings 4:1, where Jehoshaphat is still the recorder, and Benaiah is advanced to be captain of the host in the room of Joab. The recorde...
5. THE EXTENSION OF HIS KINGDOM CHAPTER 8 _ 1. The Philistines and Moab smitten (2 Samuel 8:1)_ 2. Hadadezer overthrown (2 Samuel 8:3) 3. Further conquests and triumphs (2 Samuel 8:9) 4. David'
2 SAMUEL 8. DAVID'S VICTORIES. HIS MINISTERS (D). A concluding summary, corresponding to the similar section on Saul (1 Samuel 14:47 ff.) and by the same hand. Apparently it formed the conclusion of a...
ZADOK. Probably served at Gibeon. Compare 1 Chronicles 18:16. AHIMELECH THE SON OF ABIATHAR. Named after his grandfather (1 Samuel 21:1; 2 Samuel 22:9;...
_Zadok the son of Ahitub_ Zadok was of the house of Eleazar (1 Chronicles 6:4-8). He joined David at Hebron after Saul's death (1 Chronicles 12:28), and remained faithful to him throughout his reign....
David's administration and officers A summary notice of the internal administration of the kingdom, with a list of David's chief officers of state, is appended to the account of his wars. Another lis...
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 סופר _sopher,_ which we translate _scribe,_ imports s...
_David's Government._ 2 Samuel 8:14-18 14 And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants. And the Lord preserved David whithersoever h...
_AND ZADOK THE SON OF AHITUB, AND AHIMELECH THE SON OF ABIATHAR, WERE THE PRIESTS; AND SERAIAH WAS THE SCRIBE;_ Zadok ... and ... Ahimelech the son of Aniathar were the priests. There is a confusion...
ZADOK.. AND ABIMELECH.. _were_ THE PRIESTS] Zadok seems to have become chief priest under Saul: David had his own high priest, Abiathar. He solved the resulting difficulty by dividing the office betwe...
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 different source....
DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL 2 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 8 DAVID WINS MANY WARS V1 Some time later, David fought the *Philistines. He defeated them and he controlled their chief city. V2...
AHIMELECH, THE SON OF ABIATHAR. — So Ahimelech is also described in 1 Chronicles 18:16; 1 Chronicles 24:6; on the other hand, Abiathar is expressly said to be the son of Ahimelech in the narrative in...
וְ צָדֹ֧וק בֶּן ־אֲחִיט֛וּב וַ אֲחִימֶ֥לֶךְ ב
CHAPTER XI. _ ADMINISTRATION OF THE KINGDOM._ 2 Samuel 8:15. IF the records of David's warlike expeditions are brief, still more so are the notices of his work of peace. How he fulfilled his royal f...
VICTORIOUS ON EVERY SIDE 2 Samuel 8:1 Twice in this chapter we are told that the Lord gave victory to David “whithersoever he went,” 2 Samuel 8:6; 2 Samuel 8:14. Indeed, he was more than a conqueror,...
Here we have the record of some of the victories of David, again not necessarily in chronological order. There is, however, a very close relation between this account of them and what had preceded. Th...
Achimelech is also called the father of Abiathar, as these two had both names indiscriminately, 1 Kings xxi. 2. During the contest between the families of Saul and of David, two high priests were ackn...
(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 w...
We have seen the sorrowful circumstances out of which arose the first desire to have a king in Israel, and the remarkable fact that, although it was a sin, God nevertheless did not put the people back...
Being entirely delivered from the insurrections of the people,* David exercises his power in bringing his enemies into subjection. The Philistines, who dwelt within the land of Israel, are subjugated....
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 only one high priest at a time; indeed there was a "saga...
_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, neither of these was the high-priest, but they were...
1 Dauid subdueth the Philistines and the Moabites. 3 He smiteth Hadadezer, and the Syrians. 9 Toi sendeth Ioram with Presents to blesse him. 11 The Presents and the spoile Dauid dedicateth to God....
and Zadok, the son of Ahitub, of the line of Eleazar, Aaron's son, AND AHIMELECH, THE SON OF ABIATHAR, of the line of Eli, WERE THE PRIESTS, that is, the high priests, one probably officiating at the...
David's Prestige Recognized...
God's declaration to David of His sovereign counsels in chapter 7 and David's submission and worship had good practical effect. Notice it is "after this" (v.1) that David defeated and subdued the Phil...
SCRIBE: Or, secretary...
15-18 David neither did wrong, nor denied or delayed right to any. This speaks his close application to business; also his readiness to admit all addresses and appeals made to him. He had no respect...
THE SON OF AHITUB; not of that Ahitub, 1SA 22; for that was of Ithamar's race, but this of Eleazar. AHIMELECH THE SON OF ABIATHAR; so Abiathar called his son by the name of his father, 1 SAMUEL 22:20....
2 Samuel 8:17 Zadok H6659 son H1121 Ahitub H285 Ahimelech H288 son H1121 Abiathar H54 priests H3548 Seraiah H8304 scri
CONTENTS: Full establishment of David's kingdom. CHARACTERS: God, David, Hadadezer, Joram, Toi. CONCLUSION: After the long and frequent struggles which the Christian has with the powers of darkness,...
2 Samuel 8:2. _Two lines._ The measuring line gave inheritance, but here the line gave the inheritance of rebels to others, as is the manner of treating rebels by a total forfeiture of inheritance. Th...
_David reigned over all Israel._ ADMINISTRATION OF THE KINGDOM I. The first thing pointed out to us here is the catholicity of his kingly government; embracing all Israel, all people. He did not best...
_David smote the Philistines and subdued them._ THE VICTORIOUS KING These years of war gave birth to some of the grandest of the psalms, amongst which may be numbered, 2., 20., 21., 60., 110. I. The...
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 8:1__ Chapter 2 Samuel 8:1 lists David’s military victories. These events do not necessarily match the historical order of the rest of the book....
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 8:15 This is a list of David’s officials (for similar lists, see 2 Samuel 20:23; 1 Kings
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 8:17 ZADOK helped David during Absalom’s rebellion (2 Samuel 15:27;...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 2 Samuel 8:1. “METHEG-AMMAH.” This is a very obscure word, and has been very variously translated. “METHEG” is a “BRIDLE,” and “AMMAH” is translated _mother_ by Keil, E...
EXPOSITION 2 SAMUEL 8:1 DAVID SMOTE THE PHILISTINES. In the previous chapter we have seen that the empire of David not only marked an era in the development of Israel nationally, but was also the rea...
In the eighth chapter of second Samuel there is chronicled for us certain of David's victories over their enemies round about, how that God was establishing David and his kingdom, and was subduing his...
1 Chronicles 18:16; 1 Chronicles 24:3; 1 Chronicles 24:4; 1 Chronicles 6:53;...
Scribe — Or, secretary of state....