Topic
Abda
3 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Kings 4:6Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave Father of Adoniram
And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.
- 1 Chronicles 9:16Easton · Smith · ISBE
And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.
- Nehemiah 11:17Easton · Smith · ISBE
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.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 3 references
Servant. (1.) The father of Adoniram, whom Solomon set over the tribute (1 Kings 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).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 3 references
- Father of Adoniram. (1 Kings 4:6)
- Son of Shammua, (Nehemiah 11:17) called Obadiah in (1 Chronicles 9:16)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 3 references
ab'-da (`abhda', perhaps, by abbreviation, "servant of Yahweh"):
(1) The father of Adoniram, King Solomon's superintendent of forced labor (1Ki 4:6).
(2) A Levite mentioned in the statistical note in (Ne 11:17). This "Abda the son of Shammua" is in the partly duplicate passage in (1Ch 9:16) called "Obadiah the son of Shemaiah."
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → Father of Adoniram 1Ki 4:6
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.