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Smith's Bible Dictionary

Recorder

an officer of high rank in the Jewish state, exercising the functions, not simply of an annalist, but of chancellor or president of the privy council. In David's court the recorder appeal's among the high officers of his household. (2 Samuel 8:16; 20:24; 1 Chronicles 18:15) In Solomon's he is coupled with the three secretaries. (1 Kings 4:3) comp. 2Kin 18:18,37; 2Chr 34:8

ATS Bible Dictionary

Recorder

Or remembrancer, a sort of registrar of affairs at the court of Judah, 2 Samuel 8:16; 1 Kings 4:3; 2 Kings 18:18.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

(Hebrews mazkir, i.e., "the mentioner, " "rememberancer"), the office first held by Jehoshaphat in the court of David (2 Samuel 8:16), also in the court of Solomon (1 Kings 4:3). The next recorder mentioned is Joah, in the reign of Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:18, 37; Isaiah 36:3, 22). In the reign of Josiah another of the name of Joah filled this office (2 Chronicles 34:8). The "recorder" was the chancellor or vizier of the kingdom. He brought all weighty matters under the notice of the king, "such as complaints, petitions, and wishes of subjects or foreigners. He also drew up papers for the king's guidance, and prepared drafts of the royal will for the scribes. All treaties came under his oversight; and he had the care of the national archives or records, to which, as royal historiographer, like the same state officer in Assyria and Egypt, he added the current annals of the kingdom."

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) One who records; specifically, a person whose official duty it is to make a record of writings or transactions.

2. (n.) The title of the chief judicial officer of some cities and boroughs; also, of the chief justice of an East Indian settlement. The Recorder of London is judge of the Lord Mayor's Court, and one of the commissioners of the Central Criminal Court.

3. (n.) A kind of wind instrument resembling the flageolet.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

RECORDER

re-kor'-der (mazkir; the Revised Version margin "chronicler"): A high functionary in the court of the Jewish kings, part of whose duty seems to have been to chronicle the events of the reign, but who also occupied a position corresponding with that of the modern vizier (2 Samuel 8:16; 2 Samuel 20:24 1 Chronicles 18:15, etc.). His high rank is shown by the facts that, with other officers, he represented Hezekiah in speaking with Rabshakeh (2 Kings 18:18), and, in the reign of Josiah, superintended the repairs of the temple (2 Chronicles 34:8).

Strong's Hebrew

2142. zakar -- remember
... 1), make mention (2), mention (4), mentioned (5), mentioning (1), mindful (1), named*
(1), preserve (1), put me in remembrance (1), recorder (9), remember (132 ...
/hebrew/2142.htm - 6k

5707. ed -- a witness
... witness. Contracted from uwd; concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony;
specifically, a recorder, ie Prince -- witness. see HEBREW uwd. 5706, 5707. ...
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Library

Warrant for Wesley's Arrest
... Sunday, August 7."I repelled Mrs. Williamson from the holy communion. and Monday,
[July] 8, Mr. Recorder, of Savannah, issued out the warrant following: ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/warrant for wesleys arrest.htm

Days of Toil and Trial
... momentary silence. Then the recorder of the city arrested the attention of
the crowd, and by virtue of his office obtained a hearing. He ...
/.../white/the acts of the apostles/lesson 28 days of toil.htm

Preface
... About a fourth of the matter contained in this volume has appeared in the pages
of the Wesleyan Methodist Magazine, the Methodist Recorder, and the Proceedings ...
/.../kelly/the hymns of methodism in their literary relations/preface.htm

Introduction
... This work continued during the long period of sixteen hundred years"from Moses,
the historian of creation and the law, to John, the recorder of the most ...
//christianbookshelf.org/white/the great controversy/introduction.htm

Introduction.
... This work continued during the long period of sixteen hundred years,"from Moses,
the historian of creation and the law, to John, the recorder of the most ...
/.../white/the great controversy between christ and satan /introduction.htm

The New Name.
... would venture to suggest that possibly their difference in tone is just what one
might expect when the historian of a mystical teacher and the recorder of his ...
//christianbookshelf.org/macdonald/unspoken sermons/the new name.htm

C. The Third Period. Chs. 6:12 to 8:56
... The former had been a despised publican, but his training had prepared him to become
a careful recorder of facts, so that after his intimate fellowship with ...
/.../erdman/the gospel of luke an exposition/c the third period chs.htm

The Servant-Master
... preserves a sentence which finds its true meaning only in this incident, 'I am among
you as He that serveth.' And although John is the only recorder of this ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture i/the servant-master.htm

Josiah
... purged the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah
the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair ...
//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/josiah.htm

Luke's History: what it Professes to Be
... be " there always are " many facts which the poorest chronicler records correctly;
but we accept each of these, not because of the recorder's accurate and ...
/.../ramsay/was christ born in bethlehem/chapter 1 lukes history what.htm

Thesaurus

Recorder (10 Occurrences)
... the office first held by Jehoshaphat in the court of David (2 Samuel 8:16), also
in the court of Solomon (1 Kings 4:3). The next recorder mentioned is ...RECORDER. ...
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Joah (10 Occurrences)
... (3.) The son of Asaph, and "recorder" (qv) or chronicler to King Hezekiah
(2 Kings 18:18, 26, 37). (4.) Son of Joahaz, and "recorder...
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Ahilud (5 Occurrences)
... a-hi'-lud ('achiludh, "child's brother," perhaps): The father of Jehoshaphat, who
is mentioned as "recorder" in both the earlier and the later lists under David ...
/a/ahilud.htm - 8k

Jo'ah (8 Occurrences)
... to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the
household, and Shebnah the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder. ...
/j/jo'ah.htm - 8k

Administrator (8 Occurrences)
... to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the
household, and Shebnah the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder. ...
/a/administrator.htm - 9k

Ahi'lud (5 Occurrences)
... Ahi'lud (5 Occurrences). 2 Samuel 8:16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the
host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; (See RSV). ...
/a/ahi'lud.htm - 7k

Eliakim (14 Occurrences)
... to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the
household, and Shebnah the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder. ...
/e/eliakim.htm - 15k

Secretary (34 Occurrences)
... to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the
household, and Shebnah the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder. ...
/s/secretary.htm - 18k

Eli'akim (12 Occurrences)
... to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the
household, and Shebnah the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder. ...
/e/eli'akim.htm - 9k

Jehosh'aphat (75 Occurrences)
... RSV). 2 Samuel 8:16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and
Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; (See RSV). 2 Samuel ...
/j/jehosh'aphat.htm - 27k

Bible Concordance

Recorder (10 Occurrences)

Acts 19:35 At length the Recorder quieted them down. "Men of Ephesus," he said, "who is there of all mankind that needs to be told that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Diana and of the image which fell down from Zeus?
(WEY)

2 Samuel 8:16 Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 20:24 and Adoram was over the men subject to forced labor; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

1 Kings 4:3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Kings 18:18 When they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebnah the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Kings 18:37 Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, came with Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 18:15 Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 34:8 Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of Yahweh his God.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 36:3 Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder came out to him.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 36:22 Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Recorder

Related Terms

Joah (10 Occurrences)

Ahilud (5 Occurrences)

Jo'ah (8 Occurrences)

Administrator (8 Occurrences)

Ahi'lud (5 Occurrences)

Eliakim (14 Occurrences)

Secretary (34 Occurrences)

Eli'akim (12 Occurrences)

Jehosh'aphat (75 Occurrences)