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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Abda

a servant; servitude

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Abda

Father of Adoniram. (1 Kings 4:6)
Son of Shammua, (Nehemiah 11:17) called Obadiah in (1 Chronicles 9:16)

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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 (Nehemiah 11:17), also called Obadiah (1 Chronicles 9:16).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ABDA

ab'-da (`abhda', perhaps, by abbreviation, "servant of Yahweh"):

(1) The father of Adoniram, King Solomon's superintendent of forced labor (1 Kings 4:6).

(2) A Levite mentioned in the statistical note in (Nehemiah 11:17). This "Abda the son of Shammua" is in the partly duplicate passage in (1 Chronicles 9:16) called "Obadiah the son of Shemaiah."

Strong's Hebrew

5653. Abda -- two Israelites
... 5652, 5653. Abda. 5654 . two Israelites. Transliteration: Abda Phonetic Spelling:
(ab-daw') Short Definition: Abda. ... NASB Word Usage Abda (2). Abda. ...
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Library

Letter C
... Charles "Received 1833 * Choice, William "Received 1832 * Christenbury, Daniel F. ,
"Received 1815, Expelled 1829 * Christian, Abda "Received 1805 ...
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The Hebrews and the Philistines --Damascus
History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 6. <. ...
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Thesaurus

Abda (2 Occurrences)
... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ABDA. ... This "Abda the son of Shammua" is in the partly
duplicate passage in (1 Chronicles 9:16) called "Obadiah the son of Shemaiah." ...
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Rezeph (2 Occurrences)
... to 775 BC, Sin-sallimanni in 747, and Bel-emuranni in 737 BC Judging from their
names, all these were Assyrians, but a seemingly native governor, Abda'u (or ...
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Adoniram (4 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary (Adoram, 1 Kings 12:18), the son of Abda, was
"over the tribute," ie, the levy or forced labour. He was ...
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Abba (3 Occurrences)

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Obadiah (21 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 9:44). (6) A Levite descended from Jeduthun (1 Chronicles
9:16), identical with Abda (Nehemiah 11:17). (7) A chief ...
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Overseer (84 Occurrences)
... BBE). 1 Kings 4:6 Ahishar was controller of the king's house; Adoniram,
the son of Abda, was overseer of the forced work. (BBE). 1 ...
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Jeduthun (15 Occurrences)
... Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who was the chief to begin the thanksgiving
in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and Abda the son ...
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Jedu'thun (11 Occurrences)
... Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who was the chief to begin the thanksgiving
in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brethren; and Abda the son ...
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Levy-service (1 Occurrence)
... Levy-service (1 Occurrence). 1 Kings 4:6 and Ahishar was over the household;
and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the levy-service. (DBY). ...
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Bible Concordance

Abda (2 Occurrences)

1 Kings 4:6 and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Nehemiah 11:17 and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who was the chief to begin the thanksgiving in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Abda

Abda: Father of Adoniram

Related Terms

Rezeph (2 Occurrences)

Adoniram (4 Occurrences)

Abba (3 Occurrences)

Obadiah (21 Occurrences)

Overseer (84 Occurrences)

Jeduthun (15 Occurrences)

Jedu'thun (11 Occurrences)

Levy-service (1 Occurrence)