¹⁷ But as for the Israelites who were living in the towns of Judah,^(A) Rehoboam still ruled over them.

¹⁸ King Rehoboam sent out Adoniram,^[a](A) who was in charge of forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death.^(B) King Rehoboam, however, managed to get into his chariot and escape to Jerusalem.