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New Testament
2 Samuel 8:16-18
David's Officials
16Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army.
17Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelek son of Abiathar were priests.
Seraiah was the secretary.
18Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the Kerethites and the Pelethites.
Footnotes
- 8:16 This official also served as a spokesman and chief of protocol. Like the secretary, he was the equivalent of a cabinet-level official.
- 8:18 The Hebrew word cohen usually means priest, that is, a spiritual minister. David's sons could not legitimately serve as priests since they were not Levites, so the term ministers here must be used in the European sense, to refer to ministers of state. In 1 Chronicles 18:17 these officials are called chief advisors at the side of the king.