1 Kings 4:6

6 Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram ^[a] son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.

1 Kings 4:6 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 4:6

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 ) .

1 Kings 4:6 In-Context

4 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

5 Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the governors; Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to the king;

6 Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.

7 Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year,

8 and these were their names: Ben-hur in the hill country of Ephraim;

Footnotes

• [a]. Adoniram is a variant of Adoram and Hadoram; see 2 Samuel 20:24 and 2 Chronicles 10:18.