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 (Nehemiah 11:17), also called Obadiah (1 Chronicles 9:16). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ABDA ab'-da (`abhda', perhaps, by abbreviation, "servant of Yahweh"): (1) The father of Adoniram, King Solomon's superintendent of forced labor (1 Kings 4:6). (2) A Levite mentioned in the statistical note in (Nehemiah 11:17). This "Abda the son of Shammua" is in the partly duplicate passage in (1 Chronicles 9:16) called "Obadiah the son of Shemaiah."

Multi-Version Concordance Abda (2 Occurrences) 1 Kings 4:6 and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Nehemiah 11:17 and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who was the chief to begin the thanksgiving in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)