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2 Chronicles 10 · a question people ask

Was Hadoram the Adoram of David's day?

In the text

The Bible doesn't say. 2 Chronicles names him "Hadoram, who was over the men subject to forced labor" (10:18), and 1 Kings tells the same verse with "Adoram, who was over the men subject to forced labor" (1 Kings 12:18). In David's day, "Adoram was over the men subject to forced labor" (2 Samuel 20:24), and in Solomon's, "Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor" (1 Kings 4:6). The text doesn't say whether these names belong to one man or to more, and these notes don't join them.

The verses

“Then 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.”
2 Chronicles 10:18 · World English Bible
“Then 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.”
1 Kings 12:18 · World English Bible
“Adoram was over the men subject to forced labor, Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder,”
2 Samuel 20:24 · World English Bible
“Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor.”
1 Kings 4:6 · World English Bible

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2 Chronicles 10: A heavier yoke

2 Chronicles tells Shechem almost word for word as 1 Kings, but not quite. Its old men say, "If you are kind to these people, please them, and speak good words to them" (10:7), where 1 Kings has "If you will be a servant to this people today" (1 Kings 12:7). And the word by Ahijah that the LORD established (10:15) is one 2 Chronicles never tells.

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