Topic
Sheva
6 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Chronicles 2:49Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Son of Caleb
She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.
- 2 Samuel 8:17Smith
And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;
- 2 Samuel 20:25Easton
And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
- 2 Samuel 20:26Smith
And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.
- 1 Kings 4:3Smith
Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.
- 1 Chronicles 18:16Smith
And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 2 references
Heb. Shebher. (1.) The son of Caleb (1 Chr. 2:49).
(2.) Heb. Sheva’, one of David’s scribes (2 Sam. 20:25).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 5 references
- The scribe or royal secretary of David. (2 Samuel 20:26) He is called elsewhere MERAIAH, (2 Samuel 8:17) SHISHA, (1 Kings 4:3) And SHANSHA. (1 Chronicles 18:16) (B.C. 1015.)
- Son of Caleb ben-Hezron by his concubine Maachah. (1 Chronicles 2:49) (B.C. about 1445.)
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.