<strong>ABDI</strong> (ăb'dī, Heb. <em>‘avdî</em>, probably <em>servant of Jehovah</em>)<br /><br />

A Levite, father of Kishi, the grandfather of David’s singer Ethan (<bibleref ref="1Chr.6.44">1Chr.6.44</bibleref>). It is uncertain whether the Abdi of <bibleref ref="2Chr.29.12">2Chr.29.12</bibleref> is the same man.One of the sons of Elam who in Ezra’s time had married foreign wives (<bibleref ref="Ezra.10.26">Ezra.10.26</bibleref>).

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<strong>ABDI</strong> <strong>ăb’ dī</strong> (<span class="hebrew">עֲדָיָֽה</span>, <em>servant of,</em> conjectured to be abbreviation of <span class="hebrew">עבדיה</span> <em>servant of Yah.</em> LXX <bibleref ref="1Esd.9.27">1 Esd 9:27</bibleref>, <span class="greek">Αβδια</span>, <em>servant of Yah</em> [Jehovah]). 1. A man of the family of Merari whose grandson Ethan was made a songmaster by David (<bibleref ref="1Chr.6.44">1 Chron 6:44</bibleref> [Heb and LXX <bibleref ref="1Chr.6.29">1 Chron 6:29</bibleref>]; <bibleref ref="2Chr.29.12">2 Chron 29:12</bibleref>).<br /><br />

2. A descendant of Elam, who had married a foreign woman during the Exile contrary to the law of Moses, but who put away his wife and children in obedience to Ezra and a committee of chosen men (<bibleref ref="Ezra.10.26">Ezra 10:26</bibleref>).

<h2>International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)</h2>

(`abhdi, probably by abbreviation "servant of Yahweh"):<br /><br />

(1) A Levite, father of Kishi and grandfather of King David’s singer Ethan (<bibleref ref="1Chr.6.44">1Ch 6:44</bibleref>; compare <bibleref ref="1Chr.15.17">1Ch 15:17</bibleref>). This makes Abdi a contemporary of Saul the king.<br /><br />

(2) A Levite, father of the Kish who was in service at the beginning of the reign of Hezekiah (<bibleref ref="2Chr.29.12">2Ch 29:12</bibleref>). Some mistakenly identify this Abdi with the former.

(3) A man who in Ezra’s time had married a foreign wife (<bibleref ref="Ezra.10.26">Ezr 10:26</bibleref>). Not a Levite, but "of the sons of Elam."