1 Kings 12 · Verse 18

1 Kings 12:18

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.
1 Kings 12:18, King James Version

1 Kings 12:18 in other translations

BSBThen King Rehoboam sent out Adoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem.
WEBThen King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the men subject to forced labor; and all Israel stoned him to death with stones. King Rehoboam hurried to get himself up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
ASVThen king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the men subject to taskwork; and all Israel stoned him to death with stones. And king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
YLTAnd king Rehoboam sendeth Adoram who is over the tribute, and all Israel cast at him stones, and he dieth; and king Rehoboam hath strengthened himself to go up into a chariot to flee to Jerusalem;
DARBYAnd king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the levy; but all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. And king Rehoboam hastened to mount his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
BBEThen King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, the overseer of the forced work; and he was stoned to death by all Israel. And King Rehoboam went quickly and got into his carriage to go in flight to Jerusalem.
WebsterThen 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 enter his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

What does 1 Kings 12:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 12:15-18

15-18. 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…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 18 King 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.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 12:16-24

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…

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1 Kings 12:18 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.Lachand he sentH7971
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
רְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmRehoboamH7346
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֲדֹרָם֙'a.do.RamAdoramH151
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhoH834
עַל\־'al-[was] overH5921
הַמַּ֔סha.Masthe forced laborH4522
וַיִּרְגְּמ֨וּvai.yir.ge.Muand they stonedH7275
כָל\־khol-allH3605
יִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
בּ֛וֹbo<in> him
אֶ֖בֶן'E.venstone[s]H68
וַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.Motand he diedH4191
וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhand the kingH4428
רְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmRehoboamH7346
הִתְאַמֵּץ֙hit.'a.Metzhe proved himself strongH553
לַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.Lotto go upH5927
בַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔הba.mer.ka.Vahin the chariotH4818
לָנ֖וּסla.Nusto fleeH5127
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם\׃ye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389

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Cross references for 1 Kings 12:18

  • 1 Kings 4:6

    And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.

  • 1 Kings 5:14

    And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy.

  • 2 Samuel 20:24

    And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:

  • Acts 7:57-58

    Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.

  • Proverbs 28:1-2

    The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.

  • Acts 5:26

    Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.

  • Exodus 17:4

    And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.

  • 2 Chronicles 10:18

    Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram that was over the tribute; and the children of Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. But king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

  • Numbers 14:10

    But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of the Lord appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel.

  • Amos 2:16

    And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the Lord.

  • 2 Chronicles 24:21

    And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the Lord.

  • 1 Kings 20:18-20

    And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive. So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them. And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Ben–hadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Adoram.
4:6; 5:14
Adoniram.
2Sa 20:24; 2Ch 10:18
Hadoram. all Israel.
Ex 17:4; Nu 14:10; 2Ch 24:21; Ac 5:26; 7:57,58
made speed. Heb. strengthened himself. flee to Jerusalem.
20:18-20; Pr 28:1,2; Am 2:16

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Context

  • 1 Kings 12:17

    But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

  • 1 Kings 12:18

    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.

  • 1 Kings 12:19

    So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.

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1 Kings 12:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y el rey Roboam envió á Adoram, que estaba sobre los tributos; pero apedreóle todo Israel, y murió. Entonces el rey Roboam se esforzó á subir en un carro, y huir á Jerusalem.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le roi Roboam envoya Adoram, qui était préposé sur les levées; et tout Israël le lapida avec des pierres, et il mourut. Et le roi Roboam se hâta de monter sur un char pour s’enfuir à Jérusalem.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der König Rehabeam sandte Adoram, der über die Fron war; aber ganz Israel steinigte ihn, und er starb. Da eilte der König Rehabeam, den Wagen zu besteigen, um nach Jerusalem zu fliehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Misit ergo rex Roboam Aduram, qui erat super tributa: et lapidavit eum omnis Israël, et mortuus est. Porro rex Roboam festinus ascendit currum, et fugit in Jerusalem: