John Gill's Exposition on 1 Kings 4:6

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Abiathar [was] over the household, etc.] Steward of the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda [was] over the tribute, over those that collected the tribute, as the Targum, whether from the people of Israel or other nations, or both; this man was in the same post in David’s time, (<102024>2 Samuel 20:24).

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