1 Kings 4:6

And Ahisar governor of the house: and Adoniram the son of Abda over the tribute.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5Azarias the son of Nathan, over them that were about the king: Zabud, the son of Nathan the priest, the king's friend:

7And Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and for his household: for every one provided necessaries, each man his month in the year.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 20:24But Aduram over the tributes: and Josaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder.

1 Kings 9:15This is the sum of the expenses, which king Solomon offered to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and Mello, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Heser, and Mageddo, and Gazer.

2 Chronicles 8:8Of their children, and of the posterity, whom the children of Israel had not slain, Solomon made to be the tributaries, unto this day.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 4:2-20

Solomon's Officers. ( b. c. 1014.) 1 So king Solomon was king over all Israel. 2 And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, 3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder. 4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests: 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: 6 And Ahishar was over the household:… Read the whole commentary →

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