Adoram (2)

2. ADORAM, chief Treasurer to Rehoboam. This Prince having provoked the ten Tribes by his too haughty and imprudent answers, and given them occasion to make a Schism, and separate from the house 1 Kings xii. 14, 15, 18.of David, thought he should be able to appease them by sending to them Adoram, who was chief Receiver of the Tribute-money, or principal Surveyor of the works. Whether he intended to reduce the People by gentle or by harsh means, or whether he designed to make some concessions to the People who were so violently inraged, by putting Adoram into their hands, who had been the instrument of those vexations which they had suffer’d under the preceding Reign, (for many believe Adoram to be the same with Adoniram, who had executed the same office under Solomon;) however this may be, the People, who had been extremely irritated, fell upon Adoram, stoned him, and put him to death; whereupon Rekoboam got as soon as he could into his chariot, and returned to Jerusalem. This happened in the year of the World 3029, before Jesus Christ 971, before the vulgar Æra 975.

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