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Abda - 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[?] (Neh. 11:17), also called Obadiah (1 Chr. 9:16).

From Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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