2 Chronicles 10:18
in 2 Chronicles 10Then 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Then 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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 10
Commentary
4 notes on this verseStoned him - When he endeavored to collect the tribute which Solomon had imposed on them. - Jarchi.
This site's exposition
Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites
on 2 Chronicles 10:17-19
Chronicles keeps the rebellion of the tribes, the stoning of Hadoram, “who was in charge of the forced labor,” and the king's flight to Jerusalem. The closing line, “to this day Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David,” marks the rupture as still open.
This site's exposition
Rehoboam sent out Hadoram
Clarke, following Jarchi, says Hadoram was stoned while trying to collect the tribute Solomon had imposed. Sending the officer of the forced labor to the angry tribes answered the petition of verse 4 with the thing they had complained of. The king fled in his chariot.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Commentary on Chapter X 4. Grievous - It is probable, when Solomon had declined from God, that God left him to himself to act thus impolitically. If thou be kind, &c. - Moderate counsels are generally best.
The words behind it
21 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח | vaiyishlach | and he sent | H7971 → | 845 times |
| הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| רְחַבְעָ֗ם | rechavam | Rehoboam | H7346 → | 50 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הֲדֹרָם֙ | hadoram | Hadoram | H1913 → | |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | [was] over | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַמַּ֔ס | hamas | the forced labor | H4522 → | |
| וַיִּרְגְּמוּ־ | vaiyirgemu- | and they stoned | H7275 → | |
| ב֧וֹ | vo | <in> him | ||
| בְנֵֽי־ | venei- | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| אֶ֖בֶן | ʾeven | stone[s] | H68 → | 273 times |
| וַיָּמֹ֑ת | vaiyamot | and he died | H4191 → | 839 times |
| וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | vehamelekh | and the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| רְחַבְעָ֗ם | rechavam | Rehoboam | H7346 → | 50 times |
| הִתְאַמֵּץ֙ | hitametz | he proved himself strong | H553 → | 41 times |
| לַֽעֲל֣וֹת | laalot | to go up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| בַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔ה | bamerkavah | in the chariot | H4818 → | 44 times |
| לָנ֖וּס | lanus | to flee | H5127 → | 159 times |
| יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ ס | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
וַיִּשְׁלַ֞חand he sent
vaiyishlachH7971 →845 times
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
רְחַבְעָ֗םRehoboam
rechavamH7346 →50 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הֲדֹרָם֙Hadoram
hadoramH1913 →
אֲשֶׁ֣רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עַל־[was] over
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַמַּ֔סthe forced labor
hamasH4522 →
וַיִּרְגְּמוּ־and they stoned
vaiyirgemu-H7275 →
ב֧וֹ<in> him
vo
בְנֵֽי־[the] people of
venei-H1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
אֶ֖בֶןstone[s]
ʾevenH68 →273 times
וַיָּמֹ֑תand he died
vaiyamotH4191 →839 times
וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְand the king
vehamelekhH4428 →2525 times
רְחַבְעָ֗םRehoboam
rechavamH7346 →50 times
הִתְאַמֵּץ֙he proved himself strong
hitametzH553 →41 times
לַֽעֲל֣וֹתto go up
laalotH5927 →890 times
בַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔הin the chariot
bamerkavahH4818 →44 times
לָנ֖וּסto flee
lanusH5127 →159 times
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סJerusalem
yerushalimH3389 →643 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Kings 4:6Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 20:24
Adoram was in charge of the forced labor; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
- 1 Kings 12:18
Then 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.
- 1 Kings 9:15
This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor,…
- 2 Samuel 20:24
Through
2 Chronicles 24:21But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD.
it leads to
- Acts 7:58–59
They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
- Nehemiah 9:26
But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.
- Jeremiah 18:18
Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us…
- Matthew 21:35
But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
- Acts 7:58–59
Through
1 Kings 5:14He sent them to Lebanon in monthly shifts of 10,000 men, so that they would spend one month in Lebanon and two months at home. And Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 27:1–15
This is the list of the Israelites—the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter concerning the divisions on rotating military duty…
- 1 Chronicles 27:1–15
About 2 Chronicles

Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonDivided kingdomRehoboamSolomon's son whose refusal of the elders' counsel at Shechem — answering the people with scorpions — tore ten tribes from the hou…
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and W. H. Bennett, The Books of Chronicles (Expositor's Bible).
