1 Kings 4:6

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Ahishar was in charge of the palace; Adoniram, son of Abda, was in charge of forced labor.

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  • 2 Sam 20:24 : 24 Adoram was in charge of the forced labor, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder.
  • 1 Kgs 9:15 : 15 This is the account of the forced labor King Solomon conscripted to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
  • 1 Kgs 12:18 : 18 King Rehoboam sent out Adoniram, who was in charge of forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. King Rehoboam managed to get into his chariot and flee to Jerusalem.
  • 1 Kgs 5:13-14 : 13 He spoke about trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of walls. He also spoke about animals, birds, creeping things, and fish. 14 People came from all the nations to hear Solomon's wisdom, sent by all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.

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  • 1 Kgs 4:7
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    7Solomon had twelve officials over all Israel, who supplied provisions for the king and his household, each one responsible for providing throughout one month of the year.

  • 2 Sam 20:24-25
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    24Adoram was in charge of the forced labor, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder.

    25Sheva served as the scribe, and Zadok and Abiathar were priests.

  • 1 Kgs 4:2-5
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    2These were the officials beside him: Azariah, son of Zadok, the priest.

    3Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha, were scribes; Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, was the recorder.

    4Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests.

    5Azariah, son of Nathan, was over the officials; Zabud, son of Nathan, was a priest and advisor to the king.

  • 1 Kgs 5:14-16
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    14People came from all the nations to hear Solomon's wisdom, sent by all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.

    15King Hiram of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, for he had heard that Solomon had been anointed king in place of his father, David, and Hiram had always been a friend of David.

    16Then Solomon sent back this message to Hiram:

  • 1 Chr 27:25-26
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    25Over the king's treasuries was Azmaveth son of Adiel. Over the storerooms in the countryside, in the cities, the villages, and the towers was Jonathan son of Uzziah.

    26Over those who worked the fields for tilling the soil was Ezri son of Chelub.

  • 2 Chr 31:13
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    13Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah served as overseers under Conaniah and his brother Shimei by the command of King Hezekiah and Azariah, the ruler of the house of God.

  • 1 Chr 18:15-17
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    15Joab son of Zeruiah was in charge of the army, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder.

    16Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests, and Shavsha was the scribe.

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  • 1 Chr 26:20
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    20And the Levites, led by Ahijah, were in charge of the treasures of the house of God and the treasures of the holy things.

  • 2 Chr 8:9-10
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  • 2 Sam 8:16-18
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    16Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder.

    17Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests, and Seraiah was the scribe.

    18Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites, and David's sons were priests.

  • 1 Kgs 9:23
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    23These were the chief officials over Solomon's work: 550 who supervised the people doing the labor.

  • 1 Chr 27:34
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    34After Ahithophel came Jehoiada son of Benaiah and Abiathar. Joab was the commander of the king's army.

  • 1 Chr 24:6
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    29Over the herds that grazed in Sharon was Shirtai the Sharonite; over the herds in the valleys was Shaphat son of Adlai.

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  • 1 Chr 23:4
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    4Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the Lord, six thousand were officers and judges,

  • 1 Kgs 2:35
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    35The king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada over the army in Joab’s place, and Zadok the priest in place of Abiathar.

  • Neh 11:16
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    16And Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the leaders of the Levites, were in charge of the external work for the house of God.

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  • 1 Chr 8:4
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    4Abishua, Naaman, and Ahoah.

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  • Neh 13:13
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    13I appointed as treasurers over the storerooms Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah from the Levites, and as their assistant, Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, because they were considered trustworthy. They were responsible for distributing to their kinsmen.

  • 1 Kgs 1:26
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    26But me—your servant—and Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon, he did not invite.

  • 1 Kgs 4:14
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    14Ahinadab, son of Iddo, was in Mahanaim.

  • 1 Chr 26:26
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    26Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the treasures of the dedicated things that King David, the heads of families, and the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and the military officers had set apart.

  • 1 Kgs 1:7-8
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    7Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and Abiathar the priest, and they supported him.

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  • 1 Chr 28:21
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