2 Samuel 20:24

Over the tribute. Literally, “over the labor gang” (see 1 Kings 5:14, where the same Hebrew word here translated “tribute” is translated “levy”). This office is not mentioned in the earlier list in 2 Sam. 8:16-18 or in 1 Chron. 18:14-17, and it seems to have been created only toward the close of David’s reign. The same office was held by “Adoniram the son of Abda” (1 Kings 4:6) during Solomon’s reign and by “Adoram” during the early part of the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:18). It is possible that these different texts all refer to the same individual. The system of forced labor came to be such a thorn in the flesh of the Israelites during Solomon’s reign that Adoram was stoned to death during the early difficulties of Rehoboam’s reign when the northern tribes revolted (1 Kings 12:18).

Jehoshaphat. Mentioned in the early list of David’s officers. He still held the same office during the reign of Solomon (1 Kings 4:3). For his work, see on 2 Sam. 8:16.