2 Samuel 20:24

Complete Jewish Bible

Adoram was in charge of forced labor, Y'hoshafat the son of Achilud was secretary of state,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Adoram was over forced labor;

Hebrew Names Version
and Adoram was over the men subject to forced labor; and Yehoshafat the son of Achilud was the recorder;

King James Version
And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:

Lexham English Bible
Adoram was over the forced labor, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder.

English Standard Version
and Adoram was in charge of the forced labor; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder;

New Century Version
Adoniram was in charge of the men who were forced to do hard work. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder.

New English Translation
Adoniram was supervisor of the work crews. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the secretary.

Amplified Bible
Adoram was over the forced labor; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

New American Standard Bible
and Adoram was over the forced labor, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the secretary;

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Adoram ouer the tribute, and Ioshaphat the sonne of Ahilud the recorder,

Legacy Standard Bible
and Adoram was over the forced labor, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder;

Contemporary English Version
Adoram was in charge of the slave-labor force. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud kept government records.

Darby Translation
and Adoram was over the levy; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

Easy-to-Read Version
Adoniram led the men who were forced to do hard work. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the historian.

George Lamsa Translation
And Adoniram was in charge of the tribute, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder,

Good News Translation
Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was in charge of the records;

Literal Translation
And Adoram was over the forced labor, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Adoram was rent gatherer: Iosaphat the sonne of Ahilud was Chaunceler:

American Standard Version
and Adoram was over the men subject to taskwork; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder;

Bible in Basic English
And Adoram was overseer of the forced work; and Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was the recorder;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Aduram was ouer the tribute, and Iehosaphat the sonne of Ahilud, was recorder.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
and Adoram was over the levy; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder;

King James Version (1611)
And Adoram was ouer the tribute, and Iehoshaphat the sonne of Ahilud was Recorder.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Adoniram was over the tribute: and Josaphath the son of Achiluth was recorder.

English Revised Version
and Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder:

Berean Standard Bible
Adoniram was in charge of forced labor; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
forsothe Adhuram was on tributis; forsothe Josaphat, sone of Achilud, was chaunceler; forsothe Siba was scryueyn;

Young's Literal Translation
and Adoram [is] over the tribute, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud [is] the remembrancer,

Update Bible Version
and Adoram was over the men subject to slave labor; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder;

Webster's Bible Translation
And Adoram [was] over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud [was] recorder:

World English Bible
and Adoram was over the men subject to forced labor; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder;

New King James Version
Adoram was in charge of revenue; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

New Living Translation
Adoniram was in charge of forced labor. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian.

New Life Bible
Adoram was captain of those who were made to work. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud wrote down the things that happened.

New Revised Standard
Adoram was in charge of the forced labor; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, Adoniram, was over the tribute, - And, Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, was the remembrancer;

Douay-Rheims Bible
But Aduram over the tributes: and Josaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder.

Revised Standard Version
and Ador'am was in charge of the forced labor; and Jehosh'aphat the son of Ahi'lud was the recorder;

New American Standard Bible (1995)
and Adoram was over the forced labor, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder;

Contextual Overview

²³ Once again Yo'av was commander over the whole army of Isra'el, while B'nayah the son of Y'hoyada was over the K'reti and P'leti, ²⁴ Adoram was in charge of forced labor, Y'hoshafat the son of Achilud was secretary of state, ²⁵ Sh'va was recorder, Tzadok and Evyatar were cohanim, ²⁶ and ‘Ira the Ya'iri was David's cohen.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Adoram: 1 Kings 4:6, 1 Kings 12:18

recorder: or, remembrancer, 1 Kings 4:3

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 18:18 - the recorder 2 Chronicles 34:8 - recorder Isaiah 36:3 - Shebna

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Adoram [was] over the tribute,.... Or over those that collected and brought it, as the Targum; this was a new office, and which respected both the revenue he received from his own people, and the tribute brought him from the nations conquered by him:

and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud [was] recorder; who was in this office before, and now continued and established in it, 2 Samuel 8:16.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Adoram - Not mentioned before by name or office. Apparently, therefore, the office was not instituted until the latter part of David’s reign, and its duties probably were the collection of the tribute imposed upon vanquished nations, or the command of the forced levies employed in public works. Adoram was stoned to death in the beginning of the reign of Rehoboam 1 Kings 12:18.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 20:24. Adoram was over the tribute — Probably the chief receiver of the taxes; or Chancellor of the Exchequer, as we term it.

Jehoshaphat - recorder — The registrar of public events.