אֲדֹרָםʼĂdôrâm

same official, under David, & Rehoboam (2 Samuel 20:24; 1 Kings 12:18; 2 Chronicles 10:18)

Pronunciation: ad-o-rawm' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H151

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • 2 Samuel 20:24 Adoniram was in charge of forced labor. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian.
  • 1 Kings 12:18 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.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).