| Geneva Study Bible And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute. Wesley's Notes 4:6 Abiathar was - Steward of the king's household. Tribute - The personal tribute, or the levy of men, as appears by comparing this with chap.5:13,14, it being very fit that there should be some one person to whom the chief conduct of that great business was committed. King James Translators' Notes tribute: or, levy Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 6. Ahishar was over the household-steward or chamberlain of the palace. Adoniram-or Adoram (2Sa 20:24; 1Ki 12:18), or Hadoram (2Ch 10:18), was over the tribute-not the collection of money or goods, but the levy of compulsory laborers (compare 1Ki 5:13, 14). Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 4:1-19 In the choice of the great officers of Solomon's court, no doubt, his wisdom appeared. Several are the same that were in his father's time. A plan was settled by which no part of the country was exhausted to supply his court, though each sent its portion. | 
