1 Kings 12:18

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 realized that the king had refused to listen to them, they responded, “Down with the dynasty of David! We have no interest in the son of Jesse. Back to your homes, O Israel! Look out for your own house, O David!” So the people of Israel returned home. 17But Rehoboam continued to rule over the Israelites who lived in the towns of Judah. King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, who was in charge of forced labor, to restore order, but the people of Israel stoned him to death. When this news reached King Rehoboam, he quickly jumped into his chariot and fled to Jerusalem. 19And to this day the northern tribes of Israel have refused to be ruled by a descendant of David. 20When the people of Israel learned of Jeroboam’s return from Egypt, they called an assembly and made him king over all Israel. So only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the family of David.

1 Kings 12:18 word by word

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 was manager of the palace property. Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of forced labor.
• 1 Kings 5:14He sent them to Lebanon in shifts, 10,000 every month, so that each man would be one month in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram was in charge of this labor force.
• 2 Samuel 20:24Adoniram was in charge of forced labor. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian.
• 2 Chronicles 10:18King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, who was in charge of forced labor, to restore order, but the people of Israel stoned him to death. When this news reached King Rehoboam, he quickly jumped into his chariot and fled to Jerusalem.
• Exodus 17:4Then Moses cried out to the Lord, “What should I do with these people? They are ready to stone me!”
• Numbers 14:10But the whole community began to talk about stoning Joshua and Caleb. Then the glorious presence of the Lord appeared to all the Israelites at the Tabernacle.
• 2 Chronicles 24:21Then the leaders plotted to kill Zechariah, and King Joash ordered that they stone him to death in the courtyard of the Lord’s Temple.
• Acts 5:26The captain went with his Temple guards and arrested the apostles, but without violence, for they were afraid the people would stone them.
• Acts 7:57Then they put their hands over their ears and began shouting. They rushed at him
• 1 Kings 20:18“Take them alive,” Ben-hadad commanded, “whether they have come for peace or for war.”
• Proverbs 28:1The wicked run away when no one is chasing them, but the godly are as bold as lions.
• Amos 2:16On that day the most courageous of your fighting men will drop their weapons and run for their lives,” says the Lord.

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

Topics related to 1 Kings 12:18

• Adoniram
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• Jeroboam
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• Rebellion
• Rehoboam
• Revolt
• Tax
• Treason

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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