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== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69660" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69660" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> [[Adoram]] (''a-dô'ram'' ), ''lord of height.'' 1 Kings 12:18. By an unusual contraction from Adoniram, 2 Samuel 20:24, and 1 Kings 4:6, and also Hadoram, 2 Chronicles 10:18, chief receiver of the tribute during the reigns of David, 2 Samuel 20:24; Solomon, 1 Kings 4:6, and Rehoboam, 1 Kings 12:18. This last monarch sent him to collect the tribute from the rebellious Israelites, by whom he was stoned to death. </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71288" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71288" /> == |