srites] 2 Samuel 8:17. Est. 3. 12. such as our kings secretaries are. Three sorts of scribes are mentioned in Scriptures; 1. these. 2. publike notaries, Jeremiah 36:26. 3. teachers of the law of God, Er. 7. 6. Matthew 23:1. David (2 Samuel 20:25.) had but one scribe: Solomon (whose dominion was larger) had two. recorder] 2 Samuel 8:16. 2 Kings 18:18. According to the derivation of the Hebrew word, it signifieth a rememberer, or remembrancer, as Genesis 14:9. Isaiah 62:6. and Isaiah 66:3. Such are Masters of request, whose office it is to put the king in minde of petitions and other like things. Others stile them chroniclers, such as Esther 2:22.