Bible dictionaries
Abda
What Bible dictionaries say about “Abda”, one article after the other.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
Abda - (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 (Neh. 11:17), also called Obadiah (1 Chr. 9:16).
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
The article in Easton + Webster 1828International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE 1915)
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."
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2
The article in ISBE 1915Smith’s Bible Dictionary
- Father of Adoniram. (1 Kings 4:6)
- Son of Shammua, (Nehemiah 11:17) called Obadiah in (1 Chronicles 9:16)
William Smith; revised by F. N. Peloubet and M. A. Peloubet; CrossWire SWORD module Smith 1.3
The article in Smith