1 Kings 12:18 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 12:18 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
רְחַבְעָ֗ם
Rᵉchabʻâm
H7346
Rehoboam
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֲדֹרָם֙
ʼĂdôrâm
H151
Adoram
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַמַּ֔ס
maç
H4522
forced labor
וַיִּרְגְּמ֨וּ
râgam
H7275
to stone
כָל
kôl
H3605
all
יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
בּ֛וֹ
אֶ֖בֶן
ʼeben
H68
stone
וַיָּמֹ֑ת
mûwth
H4191
to die
וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
רְחַבְעָ֗ם
Rᵉchabʻâm
H7346
Rehoboam
הִתְאַמֵּץ֙
ʼâmats
H553
to be strong
לַעֲל֣וֹת
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
בַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔ה
merkâbâh
H4818
chariot
לָנ֖וּס
nûwç
H5127
to flee
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the men subject to forced labor; and all Israel stoned him to death with stones. King Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute; and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who over the forced labor, but all of Israel stoned him stone, and he died. And King Rehoboam strengthened himself to go up into the chariot to flee to Jerusalem.
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