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Ahishar
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(Hebrew Achishar', אֲחַישָׁר , brother of song, i e. singer; Sept. Ἀχισάρ), the officer who was "over the household" of Solomon (1 Kings 4:6), i.e. steward (q.v.) or governor of the palace (comp. ch. 16:9; Isaiah 22:15), B.C. 1014 — a post of great influence in Oriental courts, on account of the ready access to the king which it affords.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ahishar'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/ahishar.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.