18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 12:18:1 ⧉וַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvayishlakhand he sent 1 Kings 12:18:2 ⧉הַמֶּ֣לֶךְhamelekhthe king 1 Kings 12:18:3 ⧉רְחַבְעָ֗םrekhavaamRehoboam 1 Kings 12:18:4 ⧉אֶת־אֲדֹרָם֙etadoram 1 Kings 12:18:5 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherwho 1 Kings 12:18:6 ⧉עַל־הַמַּ֔סalhamasover the forced labor 1 Kings 12:18:7 ⧉וַיִּרְגְּמ֨וּvayirgemuand they stoned 1 Kings 12:18:8 ⧉כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥לkholyisraelall Israel 1 Kings 12:18:9 ⧉בּ֛וֹboin him or against him 1 Kings 12:18:10 ⧉אֶ֖בֶןevena stone 1 Kings 12:18:11 ⧉וַיָּמֹ֑תvayamotand he died 1 Kings 12:18:12 ⧉וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְvehamelekhand the king 1 Kings 12:18:13 ⧉רְחַבְעָ֗םrekhavaamRehoboam 1 Kings 12:18:14 ⧉הִתְאַמֵּץ֙hitammetsmade haste or strengthened himself 1 Kings 12:18:15 ⧉לַעֲל֣וֹתlaalotto go up 1 Kings 12:18:16 ⧉בַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔הbamerkhavain the chariot 1 Kings 12:18:17 ⧉לָנ֖וּסlanusto flee 1 Kings 12:18:18 ⧉יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃yerushalaimJerusalem |
18. Formal Translation And King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the forced labor, and all Israel stoned him with stones, and he died. Then King Rehoboam made a strong effort to mount the chariot to flee to Jerusalem. |
18. Dynamic Translation King Rehoboam sent Adoram, the official in charge of the labor crews, and all Israel stoned him, and he died. King Rehoboam got into the chariot and fled to Jerusalem. |