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.
Study Helps
Interpretation
The people speak unbecomingly of David. How soon are good men, and their good services to the public, forgotten!
Read with
This thought runs through 1 Kings 12:16-20.
Glossary
- Rehoboam Person
- He enlarges the people, the successor of Solomon on the throne, and apparently his only son. He was the son of Naamah “the Ammonitess,” some well-known Ammonitish princess ( 1 Kings 14:21 ; 2 Chr. 12:13 ).
- Jerusalem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.