1 Kings 4:6
Strong's Lexicon
Ahishar
וַאֲחִישָׁ֖ר (wa·’ă·ḥî·šār)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 301: Ahishar = 'my brother sang' 1) chief steward for Solomon

[was] in charge of
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

the palace;
הַבָּ֑יִת (hab·bā·yiṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1004: nm 1) house 1a) house, dwelling habitation 1b) shelter or abode of animals 1c) human bodies (fig.) 1d) of Sheol 1e) of abode of light and darkness 1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family 5a) those belonging to the same household 5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep 10) within

and Adoniram
וַאֲדֹנִירָ֥ם (wa·’ă·ḏō·nî·rām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 141: Adoniram = 'my lord is exalted' 1) one of Solomon's officers

son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class

of Abda
עַבְדָּ֖א (‘aḇ·dā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5653: Abda = 'servant of Jehovah' 1) father of Adoniram 2) a Levite, son of Shammua; also called 'Obadiah'

[was] in charge of
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

the labor force.
הַמַּֽס׃ (ham·mas)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4522: 1) gang or body of forced labourers, task-workers, labour band or gang, forced service, task-work, serfdom, tributary, tribute, levy, taskmasters, discomfited 1a) labour-band, labour-gang, slave gang 1b) gang-overseers 1c) forced service, serfdom, tribute, enforced payment

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.

Young's Literal Translation
And Ahishar [is] over the household, and Adoniram son of Abda [is] over the tribute.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Ahishar, in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda, in charge of forced labor.

New American Standard Bible
and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda [was] over the men subject to forced labor.

King James Bible
And Ahishar [was] over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda [was] over the tribute.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Ahishar--palace administrator; Adoniram son of Abda--in charge of forced labor.

New Living Translation
Ahishar was manager of the palace property. Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the labor force.

English Standard Version
Ahishar was in charge of the 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 men subject to forced labor.

King James Bible
And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Ahishar, in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda, in charge of forced labor.

International Standard Version
Ahishar supervised palace matters, and Abda's son Adoniram supervised conscripted labor.

NET Bible
Ahishar was supervisor of the palace. Adoniram son of Abda was supervisor of the work crews.

American Standard Version
and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to taskwork.

English Revised Version
and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the levy.

Young's Literal Translation
And Ahishar is over the household, and Adoniram son of Abda is over the tribute.
















Cross References
1 Kings 4:5
And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king's friend:

1 Kings 4:7
And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.

1 Kings 5:13
And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.

1 Kings 5:14
And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy.

1 Kings 12:18
Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute; and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 8:8
But of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, them did Solomon make to pay tribute until this day.

2 Chronicles 10:18
Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram that was over the tribute; and the children of Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. But king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

1 Kings 1:1
Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.

1 Kings 4:4
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:

1 Kings 4:3
Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.

1 Kings 4:8
And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:
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