Ahishar

Ahishar was the official in charge of the palace administration (literally 'the one over the house') in the court of King Solomon (1 Kings 4:6). This position was one of the most powerful in the ancient Near Eastern royal court, effectively making Ahishar the chief steward or vizier responsible for the day-to-day management of the palace compound, its personnel, and its resources. Solomon's administrative list in 1 Kings 4 represents one of the clearest pictures of Israelite royal bureaucracy, and Ahishar's role would have placed him among the inner circle of the kingdom's leadership.