And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.

and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to taskwork.

And Ahisar governor of the house: and Adoniram the son of Abda over the tribute.

and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the levy-service.

and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the levy.

Ahishar was controller of the king's house; Adoniram, the son of Abda, was overseer of the forced work.

and Ahishar, first ruler of the house; and Adoniram, the son of Abda, over the tribute.

Over the household - Comptroller of the household, like the "Steward" of the Persian court. On the importance of this office, see 2-Kings 18:18, and compare Isaiah 22:15-25.
The tribute - The marginal reading, "levy," is preferable. The reference is to the forced laborers whom Solomon employed in his great works (marginal reference).

Ahishar was over the household - The king's chamberlain.
Adoniram - was over the tribute - What we call chancellor of the exchequer. He received and brought into the treasury all the proceeds of taxes and tributes. He was in this office under David; see 2-Samuel 20:24.

And Abiathar was over the household,.... 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, 2-Samuel 20:24.

Ahishar was over the household--steward or chamberlain of the palace.
Adoniram--or Adoram (2-Samuel 20:24; 1-Kings 12:18), or Hadoram (2-Chronicles 10:18),
was over the tribute--not the collection of money or goods, but the levy of compulsory laborers (compare 1-Kings 5:13-14).

Ahishar was הבּית על, over the palace, i.e., governor of the palace, or minister of the king's household (compare 1-Kings 16:9; 2-Kings 18:18, and Isaiah 22:15), an office met with for the first time under Solomon. Adoniram, probably the same person as Adoram in 2-Samuel 20:24, was chief overseer of the tributary service. He was so in the time of David also.

Abiathar was - Steward of the king's household. Tribute - The personal tribute, or the levy of men, as appears by comparing this with 1-Kings 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.