2 Samuel 20:24

24 Adoram was in charge of forced labor, Y'hoshafat the son of Achilud was secretary of state,

2 Samuel 20:24 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 20:24

And Adoram [was] over the tribute
Or over those that collected and brought it, as the Targum; this was a new office, and which respected both the revenue he received from his own people, and the tribute brought him from the nations conquered by him:

and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud [was] recorder;
who was in this office before, and now continued and established in it, ( 2 Samuel 8:16 ) .

2 Samuel 20:24 In-Context

22 Then the woman went to all the people with her wise plan. They cut off the head of Sheva the son of Bikhri and threw it out to Yo'av. So he sounded the shofar, and they left the city, sending each man to his tent; while Yo'av returned to the king in Yerushalayim.
23 Once again Yo'av was commander over the whole army of Isra'el, while B'nayah the son of Y'hoyada was over the K'reti and P'leti,
24 Adoram was in charge of forced labor, Y'hoshafat the son of Achilud was secretary of state,
25 Sh'va was recorder, Tzadok and Evyatar were cohanim,
26 and 'Ira the Ya'iri was David's cohen.
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