The Meaning of 2 Samuel 20:25 Explained

2 Samuel 20:25

KJV: And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:

YLT: and Sheva is scribe, and Zadok and Abiathar are priests,

Darby: and Sheva was scribe; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

ASV: and Sheva was scribe; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Samuel 20:25?

MEANING: What does 2 Samuel 20:25 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 20:25 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in 2 Samuel 20:25?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Sheva  [was] scribe:  and Zadok  and Abiathar  [were] the priests: 

What does 2 Samuel 20:25 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 20:14-26 - One Head Saves Many
This wise woman, by her intervention, saved many lives, and reminds us of the value of presence of mind in a great crisis. She gave Joab to understand, first, that he ought to have given the inhabitants of Abel the opportunity of saying whether or not they intended to fight for Sheba, Deuteronomy 20:10, etc.; and, secondly, that he ought to have taken into account the peaceableness and fidelity of the citizens of that city. A great deal of misunderstanding and bloodshed would be prevented if contending parties would only confer with each other. There is crying and universal need for boards of compulsory arbitration.
Sheba's head saved the city. Bishop Hall says: "Spiritually the case is ours; every man's breast is a city enclosed; every sin is a traitor that lurks within the walls. If we love the head of one traitor above the life of our soul, we shall justly perish. We cannot be more willing to part with our sin than our merciful God is to withdraw His judgments." Oh, that every reader of these lines would heed the command of the Savior, Matthew 5:29-30, so as to enter into everlasting life! [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 20

1  By occasion of the quarrel, Sheba rebels in Israel
3  David's ten concubines are put in confinement for life
4  Amasa, made captain over Judah, is slain by Joab
14  Joab pursues Sheba to Abel
16  A wise woman saves the city by Sheba's head
23  David's officers

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 20:25 mean?

- Sheva [was] scribe and Zadok and Abiathar [were] the priests
[ושיא] (וּשְׁוָ֖א) סֹפֵ֑ר וְצָד֥וֹק וְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר כֹּהֲנִֽים

[ושיא]  - 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָב 
Sense: site of great Bamah, location of the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place.
(וּשְׁוָ֖א)  Sheva  [was] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁוָא  
Sense: Judaite, son of Caleb by his concubine Maachah and grandson of Hezron.
סֹפֵ֑ר  scribe 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: סָפַר 
Sense: to count, recount, relate.
וְצָד֥וֹק  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.
וְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר  and  Abiathar 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶבְיָתָר  
Sense: priest, son of Ahitub (Ahimelech), faithful to David, but later rebelled with Adonijah.
כֹּהֲנִֽים  [were]  the  priests 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.

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