Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar ¹  were priests; Seraiah was scribe;

Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha ¹  was scribe;

For the music director; according to the tune of “Lilies;” ²  by the Korahites, a well-written poem, ³  a love song. My heart is stirred by a beautiful song. ⁴  I say, “I have composed this special song ⁵  for the king; my tongue is as skilled as the stylus of an experienced scribe.” ⁶ 

Whenever the Levites brought the chest to the royal accountant and they saw there was a lot of silver, the royal scribe and the accountant of the high priest emptied the chest and then took it back to its place. They went through this routine every day and collected a large amount of silver.