Person Old Testament
Abda
Abda was the father of Adoram (or 'Adoniram'), who was in charge of forced labor during Solomon's reign. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Kings 4:6.
Why it matters. Father of Adoram, who was over forced labor
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Abda
Abda is mentioned only once in the Bible, in 1Ki.4.6, as the father of Adoram (or 'Adoniram'). He was one of King Solomon's officials, responsible for overseeing the forced labor used in Solomon's building projects.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Children
- Adoram
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Kings (1 verse)