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Abda
Servant. (1.) The father of Adoniram, whom Solomon set over the tribute (1 Kgs 4:6); i.e., the forced labour (R.V., “levy”).
(2.) A Levite of the family of Jeduthun (Neh 11:17), also called Obadiah (1 Chr 9:16).
Named in the Bible
2 verses
- 1 Kings 4:6 And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.
- Nehemiah 11:17 And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
