Bible Dictionary
Ahinadab
Ahinadab was one of Solomon’s twelve district officers. He supplied provisions for the royal household from the region of Mahanaim.
Definition
Ahinadab was one of Solomon’s twelve commissary officers. He was the son of Iddo and governed the district of Mahanaim, supplying provisions for the royal household.
Biblical Usage
Ahinadab appears in Solomon’s administrative list as the officer responsible for one of the districts that provided the king’s household with supplies by monthly rotation.
Historical Background
His district was Mahanaim, east of the Jordan. The name is best associated with willingness, though it has also been explained as “brother of liberality” or “noble brother.”
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Brother of liberality = liberal, one of the twelve commissariat officers appointed by Solomon in so many districts of his kingdom to raise supplies by monthly rotation for his household. He was appointed to the district of Mahanaim (1 Kings 4:14), east of Jordan.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(brother the noble, i.e. a noble brother), Son of Iddo, one of Solomon’s twelve commissaries who supplied provisions for the royal household. (1 Kings 4:14) (B.C. 1014-975.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>a-hin'-a-dab ('achinadhabh, "brother of willingness," or, "my brother is willing"): Decidedly the ordinary use of the stem nadhabh is to denote willingness rather than liberality or nobleness One of Solomon's twelve commissary officers (1Ki 4:14). He was the son of Iddo, and his district was Mahanaim.</p>