1 Kings 4:6

New Living Translation

⁶Ahishar was manager of the palace property.
Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of forced labor.

1 Kings 12:18

New Living Translation

¹⁸King Rehoboam sent Adoniram,^[a] 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.

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Footnotes

12:18 As in some Greek manuscripts and Syriac version (see also 4:6; 5:14); Hebrew reads Adoram.

1 Kings 12:18 in all English translations

1 Kings 9:15

New Living Translation

Solomon’s Many Achievements

¹⁵This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon conscripted to build the Lord’s Temple, the royal palace, the supporting terraces,^[a] the wall of Jerusalem, and the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

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Footnotes

9:15 Hebrew the millo; also in 9:24. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

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2 Samuel 20:24

New Living Translation

²⁴Adoniram^[a] was in charge of forced labor. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian.

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20:24 As in Greek version (see also 1 Kgs 4:6; 5:14); Hebrew reads Adoram.

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1 Kings 5:13-14

New Living Translation

¹³Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel. ¹⁴He sent them to Lebanon in shifts, 10,000 every month, so that each man would be one month in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram was in charge of this labor force.

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