Bible Person

Iddo

Meaning: his band; power; praise · Male · 1 cross reference

This Iddo entry refers to the father of Ahinadab, one of Solomon's district officers, not to the ruler of Manasseh in David's time or the leader in Ezra 8. He belongs to the family background of the united monarchy's administrative network. First appears in 1 Kgs 4:14.1

AI summary: This Iddo matters because his single cross reference survives through the officer identified by his household connection. Even a paternal notice helps humanize the bureaucratic order of Solomon's kingdom by tying office to remembered family lines. Taken together, the material presents this Iddo as a familial source within Solomon's administration.1

Central Figure

Iddo

Meaning: his band; power; praise

Timely.