The Meaning of 2 Samuel 20:24 Explained

2 Samuel 20:24

KJV: And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:

YLT: and Adoram is over the tribute, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud is the remembrancer,

Darby: and Adoram was over the levy; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

ASV: and Adoram was over the men subject to taskwork; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder;

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Samuel 20:24?

MEANING: What does 2 Samuel 20:24 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 20:24 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in 2 Samuel 20:24?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Adoram  [was] over the tribute:  and Jehoshaphat  the son  of Ahilud  [was] recorder: 

What does 2 Samuel 20:24 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 20:14-26 - One Head Saves Many
This wise woman, by her intervention, saved many lives, and reminds us of the value of presence of mind in a great crisis. She gave Joab to understand, first, that he ought to have given the inhabitants of Abel the opportunity of saying whether or not they intended to fight for Sheba, Deuteronomy 20:10, etc.; and, secondly, that he ought to have taken into account the peaceableness and fidelity of the citizens of that city. A great deal of misunderstanding and bloodshed would be prevented if contending parties would only confer with each other. There is crying and universal need for boards of compulsory arbitration.
Sheba's head saved the city. Bishop Hall says: "Spiritually the case is ours; every man's breast is a city enclosed; every sin is a traitor that lurks within the walls. If we love the head of one traitor above the life of our soul, we shall justly perish. We cannot be more willing to part with our sin than our merciful God is to withdraw His judgments." Oh, that every reader of these lines would heed the command of the Savior, Matthew 5:29-30, so as to enter into everlasting life! [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 20

1  By occasion of the quarrel, Sheba rebels in Israel
3  David's ten concubines are put in confinement for life
4  Amasa, made captain over Judah, is slain by Joab
14  Joab pursues Sheba to Abel
16  A wise woman saves the city by Sheba's head
23  David's officers

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 20:24 mean?

and Adoram [was] in charge of revenue Jehoshaphat [was] son of Ahilud recorder
וַאֲדֹרָ֖ם עַל־ הַמַּ֑ס וִיהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט בֶּן־ אֲחִיל֖וּד הַמַּזְכִּֽיר

וַאֲדֹרָ֖ם  and  Adoram  [was] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲדֹורָם 
Sense: an officer of David.
עַל־  in  charge 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הַמַּ֑ס  of  revenue 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַס  
Sense: gang or body of forced labourers, task-workers, labour band or gang, forced service, task-work, serfdom, tributary, tribute, levy, taskmasters, discomfited.
וִיהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט  Jehoshaphat  [was] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהֹושָׁפָט 
Sense: son of king Asa and himself king of Judah for 25 years; one of the best, most pious, and prosperous kings of Judah.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אֲחִיל֖וּד  of  Ahilud 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲחִילוּד  
Sense: father of Jehoshaphat, David’s recorder.
הַמַּזְכִּֽיר  recorder 
Parse: Article, Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular
Root: זָכַר 
Sense: to remember, recall, call to mind.

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