4:3a Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were secretaries;

Elihoreph and Ahijah, Shisha’s sons, were the court/official secretaries/scribes.
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Shisha’s sons named Elihoreph and Ahijah were learned men who wrote things down for the king.

4:3b Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;

The exact meaning of the Hebrew word that the New International Version translates as “recorder” is not certain.

Jehoshaphat, Ahilud’s son, was the spokesman/herald.
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Ahilud’s son named Jehoshaphat was in charge of giving the king’s messages.

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