1 Kings 4:6

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Ahishar was supervisor of the palace. Adoniram son of Abda was supervisor of the work crews.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 20:24 : 24 Adoniram was supervisor of the work crews. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the secretary.
  • 1 Kgs 9:15 : 15 Here are the details concerning the work crews King Solomon conscripted to build the LORD’s temple, his palace, the terrace, the wall of Jerusalem, and the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
  • 1 Kgs 12:18 : 18 King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, the supervisor of the work crews, out after them, but all Israel stoned him to death. King Rehoboam managed to jump into his chariot and escape to Jerusalem.
  • 1 Kgs 5:13-14 : 13 King Solomon conscripted work crews from throughout Israel, 30,000 men in all. 14 He sent them to Lebanon in shifts of 10,000 men per month. They worked in Lebanon for one month, and then spent two months at home. Adoniram was supervisor of the work crews.

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  • 1 Kgs 4:7
    81%

    7Solomon had twelve district governors appointed throughout Israel who acquired supplies for the king and his palace. Each was responsible for one month in the year.

  • 2 Sam 20:24-25
    2 verses
    77%

    24Adoniram was supervisor of the work crews. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the secretary.

    25Sheva was the scribe, and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests.

  • 1 Kgs 4:2-5
    4 verses
    76%

    2These were his officials:Azariah son of Zadok was the priest.

    3Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, wrote down what happened. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was in charge of the records.

    4Benaiah son of Jehoiada was commander of the army.Zadok and Abiathar were priests.

    5Azariah son of Nathan was supervisor of the district governors.Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to the king.

  • 1 Kgs 5:14-16
    3 verses
    76%

    14He sent them to Lebanon in shifts of 10,000 men per month. They worked in Lebanon for one month, and then spent two months at home. Adoniram was supervisor of the work crews.

    15Solomon also had 70,000 common laborers and 80,000 stonecutters in the hills,

    16besides 3,300 officials who supervised the workers.

  • 1 Chr 27:25-26
    2 verses
    72%

    25Royal Officials Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the king’s storehouses;Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the field, in the cities, in the towns, and in the towers.

    26Ezri son of Kelub was in charge of the field workers who farmed the land.

  • 2 Chr 31:13
    72%

    13Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismakiah, Mahath, and Benaiah worked under the supervision of Konaniah and his brother Shimei, as directed by King Hezekiah and Azariah, the supervisor of God’s temple.

  • 1 Chr 18:15-17
    3 verses
    71%

    15Joab son of Zeruiah was commanding general of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was secretary;

    16Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was scribe;

    17Benaiah son of Jehoiada supervised the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were the king’s leading officials.

  • 1 Chr 26:20
    71%

    20Supervisors of the Storehouses Their fellow Levites were in charge of the storehouses in God’s temple and the storehouses containing consecrated items.

  • 2 Chr 8:9-10
    2 verses
    71%

    9Solomon did not assign Israelites to these work crews; the Israelites served as his soldiers, officers, charioteers, and commanders of his chariot forces.

    10These men worked for King Solomon as supervisors; there were a total of 250 of them who were in charge of the people.

  • 2 Sam 8:16-18
    3 verses
    71%

    16David’s Cabinet Joab son of Zeruiah was general in command of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was secretary;

    17Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was scribe;

    18Benaiah son of Jehoiada supervised the Kerithites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priests.

  • 1 Kgs 9:23
    70%

    23These men were also in charge of Solomon’s work projects; there were a total of 550 men who supervised the workers.

  • 1 Kgs 4:27-28
    2 verses
    70%

    27The district governors acquired supplies for King Solomon and all who ate in his royal palace. Each was responsible for one month in the year; they made sure nothing was lacking.

    28Each one also brought to the assigned location his quota of barley and straw for the various horses.

  • 1 Chr 27:34
    70%

    34Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah and by Abiathar.Joab was the commanding general of the king’s army.

  • 2 Chr 2:18
    69%

    18He designated 70,000 as common laborers, 80,000 as stonecutters in the hills, and 3,600 as supervisors to make sure the people completed the work.

  • 1 Chr 24:6
    69%

    6The scribe Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, wrote down their names before the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the leaders of the priestly and Levite families. One family was drawn by lot from Eleazar, and then the next from Ithamar.

  • 1 Chr 27:29-30
    2 verses
    69%

    29Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the cattle grazing in Sharon;Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the cattle in the valleys.

    30Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels;Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the donkeys.

  • 1 Chr 23:4
    69%

    4David said,“Of these, 24,000 are to direct the work of the LORD’s temple; 6,000 are to be officials and judges;

  • 1 Kgs 2:35
    69%

    35The king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada to take his place at the head of the army, and the king appointed Zadok the priest to take Abiathar’s place.

  • Neh 11:16
    68%

    16Shabbethai and Jozabad, leaders of the Levites, were in charge of the external work for the temple of God;

  • Neh 11:12
    68%

    12and their colleagues who were carrying out work for the temple– 822; and Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malkijah,

  • 2 Chr 2:2
    68%

    2(2:1) Solomon had 70,000 common laborers and 80,000 stonecutters in the hills, in addition to 3,600 supervisors.

  • 1 Chr 8:4
    68%

    4Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,

  • 2 Chr 34:13
    68%

    13supervised the laborers and all the foremen on their various jobs. Some of the Levites were scribes, officials, and guards.

  • Neh 13:13
    68%

    13I gave instructions that Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and a certain Levite named Pedaiah be put in charge of the storerooms, and that Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, be their assistant, for they were regarded as trustworthy. It was then their responsibility to oversee the distribution to their colleagues.

  • 1 Kgs 1:26
    68%

    26But he did not invite me– your servant– or Zadok the priest, or Benaiah son of Jehoiada, or your servant Solomon.

  • 1 Kgs 4:14
    68%

    14Ahinadab son of Iddo was in charge of Mahanaim.

  • 1 Chr 26:26
    68%

    26Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the storehouses containing the consecrated items dedicated by King David, the family leaders who led units of a thousand and a hundred, and the army officers.

  • 1 Kgs 1:7-8
    2 verses
    68%

    7He collaborated with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they supported him.

    8But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s elite warriors did not ally themselves with Adonijah.

  • 1 Chr 26:4
    68%

    4Obed-Edom’s sons:The firstborn Shemaiah, the second Jehozabad, the third Joah, the fourth Sakar, the fifth Nethanel,

  • 2 Chr 1:2
    68%

    2Solomon addressed all Israel, including those who commanded units of a thousand and a hundred, the judges, and all the leaders of all Israel who were heads of families.

  • 1 Chr 28:21
    68%

    21Here are the divisions of the priests and Levites who will perform all the service of God’s temple. All the willing and skilled men are ready to assist you in all the work and perform their service. The officials and all the people are ready to follow your instructions.”

  • 1 Kgs 11:28
    67%

    28Jeroboam was a talented man; when Solomon saw that the young man was an accomplished worker, he made him the leader of the work crew from the tribe of Joseph.

  • Neh 10:16
    67%

    16Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

  • 1 Chr 6:41
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    41son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah,

  • 1 Chr 11:41
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    41Uriah the Hittite,Zabad son of Achli,