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1 Kings 4:6

and Ahiasar was stiward of the hows; and Adonyram, sone of Adda, was on the tributis.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abda;   Adoniram;   Ahishar;   Cabinet;   Hadoram;   King;   Officer;   Solomon;   Tax;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;   Palaces;   Tribute;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - King;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Education in Bible Times;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Adoniram;   Ahishar;   Governor;   Hadoram;   Levy;   Tribute;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Abda;   Adoniram;   Ahishar;   Hadoram;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Abda;   Adoniram;   Ahishar;   Book(s);   Economic Life;   Household;   King, Kingship;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Occupations and Professions in the Bible;   Taskmaster;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Abda;   Ahishar;   Government;   Israel;   Solomon;   Zabad;   Zabud;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Abda ;   Adoniram ;   Ahishar ;   Hadoram ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Adoram;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ab'da;   Adoni'ram;   Ahi'shar,;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abda;   Adoniram;   Ahishar;   Eliakim;   Government;   King;   Tribute;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Adoniram;   Ahishar;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Abda;   Adoniram;   Ahishar;   Eliakim;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Ahishar, in charge of the palace;
Hebrew Names Version
and Achishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of `Avda was over the men subject to forced labor.
King James Version
And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.
English Standard Version
Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram the son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.
New Century Version
Ahishar was responsible for everything in the palace; Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the labor force.
New English Translation
Ahishar was supervisor of the palace. Adoniram son of Abda was supervisor of the work crews.
Amplified Bible
Ahishar was in charge of the household (palace); and Adoniram the son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.
New American Standard Bible
and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the forced labor.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Ahishar was ouer the houshold: and Adoniram the sonne of Abda was ouer the tribute.
Legacy Standard Bible
and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor.
Complete Jewish Bible
Achishar, in charge of the palace; Adoniram the son of ‘Avda, in charge of forced labor.
Darby Translation
and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the levy-service.
Easy-to-Read Version
Ahishar was responsible for everything in the king's palace; Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the slaves.
George Lamsa Translation
And Abinshar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.
Good News Translation
In charge of the palace servants: Ahishar In charge of the forced labor: Adoniram son of Abda
Lexham English Bible
Ahishar was over the palace, and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the forced labor.
Literal Translation
And Ahishar was over the household. And Adoniram the son of Abda was over the forced labor.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Ahisar was stewarde: Adoniram the sonne of Abda was rent gatherer.
American Standard Version
and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to taskwork.
Bible in Basic English
Ahishar was controller of the king's house; Adoniram, the son of Abda, was overseer of the forced work.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Ahisar was steward of ye houshold: And Adoniram the sonne of Abda was ouer the tributes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the levy.
King James Version (1611)
And Ahishar was ouer the houshold: and Adoniram the sonne of Abda was ouer the tribute.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Achisar was steward, and Eliac the chief steward; and Eliab the son of Saph was over the family: and Adoniram the son of Audon over the tribute.
English Revised Version
and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the levy.
Berean Standard Bible
Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the labor force.
Young's Literal Translation
And Ahishar [is] over the household, and Adoniram son of Abda [is] over the tribute.
Update Bible Version
and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to slave labor.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Ahishar [was] over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda [was] over the tribute.
World English Bible
and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor.
New King James Version
Ahishar, over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda, over the labor force.
New Living Translation
Ahishar was manager of the palace property. Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of forced labor.
New Life Bible
Ahishar was head of the king's house. And Adoniram the son of Abda was head of the men who were made to work.
New Revised Standard
Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Ahishar, over the household, - and Adoniram son of Abda, over the tribute.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Ahisar, governor of the house: and Adoniram, the son of Abda, over the tribute.
Revised Standard Version
Ahi'shar was in charge of the palace; and Adoni'ram the son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.
THE MESSAGE
King Solomon was off to a good start ruling Israel. These were the leaders in his government: Azariah son of Zadok—the priest; Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha—secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud—historian; Benaiah son of Jehoiada—commander of the army; Zadok and Abiathar—priests; Azariah son of Nathan—in charge of the regional managers; Zabud son of Nathan—priest and friend to the king; Ahishar—manager of the palace; Adoniram son of Abda—manager of the slave labor.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor.

Contextual Overview

1 `Forsothe kyng Salomon was regnynge on al Israel. 2 And these weren the princes which he hadde; Azarie, sone of Sadoch, preest; 3 Helioreb, and Haia, sones of Sila, `weren scryueyns; Josophat, sone of Achilud, was chaunseler; 4 Banaie, sone of Joiada, was on the oost; forsothe Sadoch and Abiathar weren preestis; 5 Azarie, sone of Nathan, was on hem that stoden niy the kyng; Zabul, the sone of Nathan, was preest, `that is, greet and worschipful, a freend of the kyng; 6 and Ahiasar was stiward of the hows; and Adonyram, sone of Adda, was on the tributis. 7 Forsothe Salomon hadde twelue `prefectis, ether cheef minystrys, on al Israel, that yauen lijflode to the kyng, and to his hows; sotheli bi ech monethe bi it silf in the yeer, ech prefect bi hym silf mynystride necessaries. 8 And these ben the names of hem; Benhur, in the hil of Effraym; 9 Bendechar, in Macces, and in Salebbym, and in Bethsames, and in Helon, and in Bethanan; 10 Beneseth, in Araboth; forsothe Socco, and al the lond of Epher was his;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Adoniram: 1 Kings 12:18, 2 Samuel 20:24, Adoram

tribute: or, levy, 1 Kings 5:13, 1 Kings 5:14, 1 Kings 9:15

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 10:18 - Hadoram Isaiah 22:15 - which

Cross-References

Genesis 4:1
Forsothe Adam knewe Eue his wijf, which conseyuede, and childide Cayn, and seide, Y haue gete a man bi God.
Genesis 4:3
Sotheli it was don after many daies, that Cayn offride yiftis to the Lord of the fruytis of erthe;
Genesis 4:4
and Abel offride of the first gendrid of his floc, and of the fatnesse of tho. And the Lord bihelde to Abel and to the yiftis of hym;
Genesis 4:5
sotheli he bihelde not to Cayn and to hise yiftis. And Cayn was wrooth greetli, and his cheer felde doun.
Genesis 4:8
And Cayn seide to Abel his brother, Go we out. And whanne thei weren in the feeld, Cayn roos ayens his brother Abel, and killide him.
Genesis 4:11
Now therfor thou schalt be cursid on erthe, that openyde his mouth, and resseyuede of thin hond the blood of thi brothir.
Genesis 4:13
And Cayn seide to the Lord, My wickidnesse is more than that Y disserue foryyuenesse; lo!
Job 5:2
Wrathfulnesse sleeth `a fonned man, and enuye sleeth a litil child.
Isaiah 1:18
And come ye, and repreue ye me, seith the Lord. Thouy youre synnes ben as blood reed, tho schulen be maad whijt as snow; and thouy tho ben reed as vermylioun, tho schulen be whijt as wolle.
Jeremiah 2:5
The Lord seith these thingis, What of wickidnesse foundun youre fadris in me, for thei yeden fer awey fro me, and yeden after vanyte, and weren maad veyn?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Abiathar [was] over the household,.... Steward of the household:

and Adoniram the son of Abda [was] over the tribute, over those that collected the tribute, as the Targum, whether from the people of Israel or other nations, or both; this man was in the same post in David's time, 2 Samuel 20:24.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Over the household - Comptroller of the household, like the “Steward” of the Persian court. On the importance of this office, see 2 Kings 18:18, and compare Isaiah 22:15-25.

The tribute - The marginal reading, “levy,” is preferable. The reference is to the forced laborers whom Solomon employed in his great works (marginal reference).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 4:6. Ahishar was over the household — the king's chamberlain.

Adoniram - was over the tribute. — What we call chancellor of the exchequer. He received and brought into the treasury all the proceeds of taxes and tributes. He was in this office under David; see 2 Samuel 20:24.


 
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