Ahishar, in charge of the palace;

and Adoniram son of Abda, in charge of forced labor.

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Solomon’s Forced Labor

15 This is the account of the forced labor(A) that King Solomon had imposed to build the Lord’s temple, his own palace, the supporting terraces,(B) the wall of Jerusalem,(C) and Hazor,(D) Megiddo,(E) and Gezer.(F)

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