Bible Person

Ahinadab

Meaning: a willing brother; brother of a vow · Male · 1 cross reference

Ahinadab is one of Solomon's district officers, responsible for provisions from Mahanaim. He belongs to the administrative order that sustains the united monarchy. First appears in 1 Kgs 4:14.1

AI summary: Ahinadab matters because his single cross reference places him inside Solomon's rotating system of supply, where named officers maintain the practical needs of royal government. Even without a narrative scene, the entry contributes to the organized machinery of the kingdom. Taken together, the material presents Ahinadab as an administrative figure in Solomon's structured rule.1

Central Figure

Ahinadab

Meaning: a willing brother; brother of a vow

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.