2 Chronicles 10 · Verse 18

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.
2 Chronicles 10:18, King James Version

2 Chronicles 10:18 in other translations

BSBThen King Rehoboam sent out Hadoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but the Israelites stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem.
WEBThen King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the men subject to forced labor; and the children of 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 Hadoram, who was over the men subject to taskwork; and the children of 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 Hadoram, who is over the tribute, and the sons of 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 Hadoram, who was over the levy; but the children of Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. And king Rehoboam hastened to mount his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
BBEThen 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 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 into his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

What does 2 Chronicles 10:18 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 18 Stoned him - When he endeavored to collect the tribute which Solomon had imposed on them. - Jarchi.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 10:18 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.Lachand he sentH7971
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
רְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmRehoboamH7346
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הֲדֹרָם֙ha.do.RamHadoramH1913
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhoH834
עַל\־'al-[was] overH5921
הַמַּ֔סha.Masthe forced laborH4522
וַיִּרְגְּמוּ\־vai.yir.ge.mu-and they stonedH7275
ב֧וֹvo<in> him
בְנֵֽי\־ve.nei-[the] people ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
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
לַֽעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.Lotto go upH5927
בַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔הba.mer.ka.Vahin the chariotH4818
לָנ֖וּסla.Nusto fleeH5127
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם\׃\ \סye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 10:18

  • 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.

  • 1 Kings 4:6

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Hadoram.
1Ki 4:6; 5:14
Adoniram.
10:18
Adoram. stoned him.
24:21; Ac 7:57,58
made speed. Heb. strengthened himself.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Chronicles 10:17

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

  • 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.

  • 2 Chronicles 10:19

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

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2 Chronicles 10:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Envió luego el rey Roboam á Adoram, que tenía cargo de los tributos; pero le apedrearon los hijos de Israel, y murió. Entonces se esforzó el rey Roboam, y subiendo en un carro huyó á Jerusalem.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le roi Roboam envoya Hadoram, qui était préposé sur les levées; et les fils d’Israël le lapidèrent 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 Hadoram, der über die Fron war; aber die Kinder Israel steinigten ihn, und er starb. Da eilte der König Rehabeam, den Wagen zu besteigen, um nach Jerusalem zu fliehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Misitque rex Roboam Aduram, qui præerat tributis, et lapidaverunt eum filii Israël, et mortuus est: porro rex Roboam currum festinavit ascendere, et fugit in Jerusalem.