1 Kings 12:18

12:18 King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, 1  the supervisor of the work crews, 2  out after them, but all Israel stoned him to death. King Rehoboam managed to jump into his chariot and escape to Jerusalem. 3 

1 Kings 12:2

12:2 4  When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard the news, he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since. 5 

1 Kings 20:24

20:24 So do this: Dismiss the kings from their command, and replace them with military commanders.

1 tc The MT has “Adoram” here, but the Old Greek translation and Syriac Peshitta have “Adoniram.” Cf. 1 Kgs 4:6.

2 sn The work crews. See the note on this expression in 4:6.

3 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

4 tc Verse 2 is not included in the Old Greek translation. See the note on 11:43.

5 tn Heb “and Jeroboam lived in Egypt.” The parallel text in 2 Chr 10:2 reads, “and Jeroboam returned from Egypt.” In a purely consonantal text the forms “and he lived” and “and he returned” are identical (וישׁב).