New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 8:15-18

15So Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732administeredעֹשֶׂ֛ה'o.SehH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

16Joabוְיוֹאָ֥בve.yo.'AvH3097the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870was commanderoverעַל־'al-H5921the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635, andJehoshaphatוִיהוֹשָׁפָ֥טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahiludאֲחִיל֖וּד'a.chi.LudH286wassecretaryH4206.

17Zadokוְצָד֧וֹקve.tza.DokH6659the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahitubאֲחִיט֛וּב'a.chi.TuvH285and Ahimelechוַאֲחִימֶ֥לֶךְva.'a.chi.Me.lekhH288the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֖ר'ev.ya.TarH54werepriestsכֹּהֲנִ֑יםko.ha.NimH3548,and Seraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֖הu.se.ra.YahH8304wasscribeH5613.

18Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙u.ve.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077was over theCherethitesוְהַכְּרֵתִ֖יve.ha.ke.re.TiH3774and the Pelethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֑יve.ha.pe.le.TiH6432;and David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121werechiefH3548ministersH3548.

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