Abda — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

1. Adoniram’s father. Adoniram was superintendent of public works under King Solomon (1 Kgs 4:6).

Show passage in OET: KI1 4:6

6 Ahishar was in charge of the palace,
⇔ and Avda’s son Adoniram supervised the forced labourers.

6 And_ʼAḩīshār was_over the_house and_ʼAdonīrām the _son _of ˊAⱱdāʼ was_over the _forced_labour.

2. Shammua’s son, who was a Levite leader in Jerusalem after the exile (Neh 11:17). The same father and son are elsewhere identified as Shemaiah and Obadiah (1 Chr 9:16).

Show passage in OET: NEH 11:17

OET-RV NEH 11:17

• 17 Matanyah (son of Mikah, son of Zavdi, son of Asaf) the leader who offered the thanksgiving prayer,
• Bakbukyah who was the assistant leader, and Avda (son of Shamua, son of Galal, the son of Yedutun).

OET-LV NEH 11:17

17 And_Mattan^yāh the _son _of Mīkāh the _son _of Zaⱱdiy the _son _of ʼĀşāf the _leader _of the _beginning he _gave _thanks to_prayer and_Baqbuq^yāh the_second of_brothers _of_his and_ˊAⱱdāʼ the _son _of Shammūˊa the _son _of Gālāl the _son _of Yədūtūn/(Jeduthun).

Show passage in OET: CH1 9:16

OET-RV CH1 9:16

16 Ovadyah (Obadiah) (who was Shemayah’s son, Shemayah was Galal’s son, Galal was Yedutun’s son), and Berekyah who lived in one of the villages where the Netofat people lived (Berekyah was Asa’s son, Asa was Elkanah’s son).

OET-LV CH1 9:16

16 And_ˊOⱱad^yāh the _son _of Shəmaˊ^yāh the _son _of Gālāl the _son _of Yədūtūn/(Jeduthun) and_Berek^yāh the _son _of ʼĀşāʼ the _son _of ʼElqānāh who_dwelt in_the _villages _of the_Nəţofātī[s].

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