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Easton's Bible Dictionary

Abda:

servant.

(1.) The father of Adoniram, whom Solomon set over the tribute (1Ki 4:6); i.e., the forced labour (R.V., "levy").

(2.) A Levite of the family of Jeduthun (Neh 11:17), also called Obadiah (1Ch 9:16).

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Abda:

a servant; servitude

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Abda:

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."



Smith's Bible Dictionary

Abda:

(1.) Father of Adoniram (1 Kings 4:6).

(2.) Son of Shammua (Nehemiah 11:17) called Obadiah in 1 Chronicles 9:16.

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