Then King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was taskmaster over the forced labor. But the people of Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam made haste to get into his chariot to flee to Jerusalem — Rehoboam sent Adoram (הַדֹּרָם), the taskmaster (אֲשֶׁר־עַל־הַמִּס), to enforce labor-collection. Northern Israel stoned him (וַיִּשְׁמְרוּ בוֹ כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶבֶן וַיָּמֹת), rejecting southern authority through violent act. Rehoboam fled by chariot to Jerusalem (וַיִּמְלַט בִּמְרֶכֶבֶת וַיָּנֻס יְרוּשָׁלַיִם).

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