Reference: Steward
Hastings
This term is found six times in AV of OT. It is applied to Eliezer in Ge 15:2, where RV rightly tr 'he that shall he possessor of my house.' In Ge 43:19; 44:1-4 Joseph's 'steward' (AV and RV) is lit. 'he who was over his house' (cf. Ge 43:16; 1Ki 16:19 in RV). In 1Ch 28:1 AV 'stewards' is tr of Heb. s
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And Abram said, What will you give me? for I have no child and this Eliezer of Damascus will have all my wealth after me.
And when Joseph saw Benjamin, he said to his chief servant, Take these men into my house, and make ready a meal, for they will take food with me in the middle of the day.
Then he gave orders to the servant who was over his house, saying, Put as much food into the men's bags as will go into them, and put every man's money in the mouth of his bag; And put my cup, my silver cup, in the youngest one's bag, with his money. So he did as Joseph said. read more. And at dawn the men, with their asses, were sent away. And when they had gone only a little way out of the town, Joseph said to the servant who was over his house, Go after them; and when you overtake them, say to them, Why have you done evil in reward for good?
And David got together at Jerusalem all the rulers of Israel, the chiefs of the tribes and the captains of the divisions waiting on the king in turn, and the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds and the controllers of all the goods and property of the king and his sons, with the unsexed servants and the great men of war.
Then Daniel said to the keeper in whose care the captain of the unsexed servants had put Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
Now at the end of the time fixed by the king for them to go in, the captain of the unsexed servants took them in to Nebuchadnezzar.
And when evening came, the lord of the vine-garden said to his manager, Let the workers come, and give them their payment, from the last to the first.
And Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's chief house-servant, and Susanna and a number of others, who gave him of their wealth for his needs.
And he sent for him and said, What is this which is said about you? give me an account of all you have done, for you will no longer be the manager of my property.
I have come to a decision what to do, so that when I am put out of my position they will take me into their houses.
And his lord was pleased with the false servant, because he had been wise; for the sons of this world are wiser in relation to their generation than the sons of light.
But if I do it gladly, I have a reward; and if not, I am under orders to do it.
But is under keepers and managers till the time fixed by the father.
If that ordering of the grace of God has come to your knowledge, which was given to me for you,
Of which I became a servant by the purpose of God which was given to me for you, to give effect to the word of God,
To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.