Topic
Ahishar
1 passage cited, from 4 classic reference works.
These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Kings 4:6Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave One of Solomon's household officers
And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
Brother of song = singer, the officer who was “over the household” of Solomon (1 Kings 4:6).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references
a-hish'-ar ('achishar, "my brother has sung"): Mentioned in Solomon's list of heads of departments as "over the household" (1Ki 4:6).
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → One of Solomon's household officers 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.