Christian Standard Bible
1 Kings 12:18
18Then King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was in charge of forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. King Rehoboam managed to get into the chariot and flee to Jerusalem.
1 Kings 12:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute; and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
- New International Version (NIV)King Rehoboam sent out Adoniram, who was in charge of forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. King Rehoboam, however, managed to get into his chariot and escape to Jerusalem.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was taskmaster over the forced labor, and all Israel stoned him to death with stones. And King Rehoboam hurried to mount his chariot to flee to Jerusalem.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was in charge of the revenue; but all Israel stoned him with stones, and he died. Therefore King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste to flee to Jerusalem.
Context of 1 Kings 12:18
16When all Israel saw that the king had not listened to them, the people answered him: What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Israel, return to your tents; David, now look after your own house! So Israel went to their tents, 17but Rehoboam reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah. Then King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was in charge of forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. King Rehoboam managed to get into the chariot and flee to Jerusalem. 19Israel is still in rebellion against the house of David today. 20When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had come back, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. No one followed the house of David except the tribe of Judah alone.
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וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ רְחַבְעָ֗ם אֶת־אֲדֹרָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הַמַּ֔ס וַיִּרְגְּמ֨וּ כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל בּ֛וֹ אֶ֖בֶן וַיָּמֹ֑ת וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ רְחַבְעָ֗ם הִתְאַמֵּץ֙ לַעֲל֣וֹת בַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔ה לָנ֖וּס יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Then kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- Rehoboamרְחַבְעָםrechab‛âm · RehoboamH7346
- sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
- Adoramאֲדֹרָם'ădôrâm · AdoramH151
- over the tributeמַסmas mis · taskworkerH4522
- and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- stonedרָגַםrâgam · to stoneH7275
- him with stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
- that he diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
- made speedאָמֵץ'âmats · to strengthenH553
- to get him upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: copulateH5927
- to his chariotמֶרְכָּבָהmerkâbâh · chariotH4818
- to fleeנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
- to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
Cross-references for 1 Kings 12:18
- 1 Kings 4:6Ahishar, in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda, in charge of forced labor.
- 1 Kings 5:14He sent ten thousand to Lebanon each month in shifts; one month they were in Lebanon, two months they were at home. Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor.
- 2 Samuel 20:24Adoram was over forced labor; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was court historian;
- 2 Chronicles 10:18Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but the Israelites stoned him to death. However, King Rehoboam managed to get into his chariot to flee to Jerusalem.
- Exodus 17:4Then Moses cried out to the Lord, “What should I do with these people? In a little while they will stone me!”
- Numbers 14:10While the whole community threatened to stone them, the glory of the Lord appeared to all the Israelites at the tent of meeting.
- 2 Chronicles 24:21But they conspired against him and stoned him at the king’s command in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple.
- Acts 5:26Then the commander went with the servants and brought them in without force, because they were afraid the people might stone them.
- Acts 7:57They yelled at the top of their voices, covered their ears, and together rushed against him.
- 1 Kings 20:18So he said, “If they have marched out in peace, take them alive, and if they have marched out for battle, take them alive.”
- Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no one is pursuing them, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
- Amos 2:16Even the most courageous of the warriors will flee naked on that day — this is the Lord’s declaration.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 12:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18King Rehoboam sent Adoram - As this was the person who was superintendent over the tribute, he was probably sent to collect the ordinary taxes; but the people, indignant at the master who had given them such a brutish answer, stoned the servant to death. The sending of Adoram to collect the taxes, when the public mind was in such a state of fermentation, was another proof of Rehoboam's folly and incapacity to govern.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Adoram has been identified with Adoniram (marginal references), and even with the Adoram of 2 Samuel 20:24. But it is highly improbable that the same person was chief superintendent of the forced labors during the whole of Solomon‘s long reign, and also during a part of David‘s and Rehoboam‘s. We may therefore conclude that the three names mark three distinct persons, perhaps of the same family, who were respectively contemporary with the three kings…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-24Verses 16-24 The people speak unbecomingly of David. How soon are good men, and their good services to the public, forgotten ! These considerations should reconcile us to our losses and troubles, that God is the Author of them, and our brethren the instruments: let us not meditate revenge. Rehoboam and his people hearkened to the word of the Lord. When we know God's mind, we must submit, how much soever it crosses our own mind. If we secure the favour of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18Adoniram worked for both David (2 Samuel 20:24) and Solomon (1 Kings 4:6; 5:13–14). His death by stoning highlighted Rehoboam's mistake in sending the disliked labor supervisor to restore order in the north.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1815-18. the king hearkened not unto the people, for the cause was from the Lord--That was the overruling cause. Rehoboam's weakness (Ec 2:18, 19) and inexperience in public affairs has given rise to the probable conjecture, that, like many other princes in the East, he had been kept secluded in the harem till the period of his accession (Ec 4:14), his father being either afraid of his aspiring to the sovereignty, like the two sons of David, or, which is…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Kings 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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