Editing Adoniram

[[File:Adoniram stoned.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Woodcut depicting the stoning of Adoniram, by [[Johann Christoph Weigel]], 1695.]]
'''Adoniram''' ({{IPAc-en|æ|d|ə|ˈ|n|aɪ|r|ə|m}};<ref>''Webster's New Biographical Dictionary'' (Merriam-Webster, 1988), p. 1093.</ref><ref>
{{sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=1 Kings|chapter=4|verse=6}}; {{sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=1 Kings|chapter=5|verse=14|nobook=}}</ref> Hebrew, אדונירם, 'my Lord has exalted'; alternate form<ref>in I Kings 12:18</ref> '''Adoram''', אדורם '' 'adoram'', 'the Lord has exalted'),<ref>NETBible, "[http://net.bible.org/dictionary.php?word=ADONIRAM Adoniram] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904034705/http://net.bible.org/dictionary.php?word=ADONIRAM |date=September 4, 2009 }}."</ref> the son of [[Abda (biblical figure)|Abda]], was the tax collector in the [[Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)|United Kingdom of Israel]] for over forty years, from the late years of King David's reign<ref>{{sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=2 Samuel|chapter=20|verse=24}}</ref> until the reign of [[Rehoboam]]. In the language of the [[Tanakh]], he was "over the tribute", i.e. the levy or forced labor.

He was in charge of conscripted timber cutters during the building of King Solomon's temple.<ref>1 Kings 5:13,14</ref>

According to the biblical narrative, he was stoned to death by the people of [[kingdom of Israel (Samaria)|Israel]] when Rehoboam sent him in an attempt to collect taxes.<ref>{{sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=1 Kings|chapter=12|verse=18}}. For this text see also Guy Darshan, [https://www.academia.edu/114635645/The_Story_of_Adoram_the_Taskmaster_over_the_Forced_Labor_and_the_Traditions_Regarding_the_Kingdoms_Division “The Story of Adoram the Taskmaster over the Forced Labor and the Traditions Regarding the Kingdom's Division,”] Vetus Testamentum 2024 </ref>

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