Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.
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Gill's Exposition
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host,.... General of the army in the room of Joab, Kg1 2:35;
and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests; so they were when Solomon came to the throne; but…
Barnes' Notes
Shisha, or Shavsha 1Ch 18:16, seems also to have been called Sheva 2Sa 20:25, and Seraiah 2Sa 8:17. The “scribes” were probably royal “secretaries” (margin), who drew up the king’s edicts, wrote his…
Adam Clarke
Elihoreph and Ahiah - scribes - Secretaries to the king.
Jehoshaphat - recorder - Historiographer to the king, who chronicled the affairs of the kingdom. He was in this office under David see Sa2…
Here we have,
I. Solomon upon his throne (Kg1 4:1): So king Solomon was king, that is, he was confirmed and established king over all Israel, and not, as his successors, only over two tribes. He was a…
Cambridge Bible
Shisha This name appears as Shavsha(1Ch 18:16) and as Sheva(2Sa 20:25). A comparison of those verses with 2Sa 8:17, shews that the person meant was also called Seraiah, from which word the other forms…
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