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and Ahisharוַאֲחִישָׁרwas overעַלthe house;הַבָּיִתand Adoniramוַאֲדֹנִירָםsonבֶּןof Abdaעַבְדָּאwas overעַלthe forced labor.הַמַּס
1 Kings 4:6
Study it in the app“and Ahishar was over the house; and Adoniram son of Abda was over the forced labor.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 4:6, word by word
- and Ahisharאֲחִישָׁרachishar
Ahishar
Ahishar: the one over King Solomon's household (1 Kings 4:6).
Where else “achishar” appears- the houseבָּיִתbayit
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bayit” appears- and Adoniramאֲדֹנִירָםadoniram
Adoniram
Adoniram: son of Abda, in charge of the forced labor (1 Kings 4:6; 5:14); he is also called Adoram (2 Samuel 20:24; 1 Kings 12:18). The name means "my Lord is exalted."
Where else “adoniram” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Abdaעַבְדָּאavda
Abda
Abda: the name of two men: the father of Adoniram (1 Kings 4:6) and a Levite in the time of Nehemiah (Nehemiah 11:17). The name comes from "servant."
Where else “avda” appears- the forced laborמַּסmas
forced labor
Forced labor imposed on a subject people.
Where else “mas” appears
Translation note
“Over the house”: the one in charge of the king’s house, the palace.
The context
5and Azariah son of Nathan was over the prefects; and Zabud son of Nathan, a priest, was the king’s companion;
6 · This verse (above)
7And Solomon had twelve prefects over all Israel, and they sustained the king and his house; for a month in the year it would be on each one to sustain them.