2 Samuel 20:24

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

"And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:" - 2 Samuel 20:24
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What does 2 Samuel 20:24 mean?

2 Samuel 20:24 in the King James Version reads, "And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder." At first glance, this verse may seem obscure and insignificant, but upon closer examination, it offers valuable insight into the political and…

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The Stewardship of Leadership: Lessons from 2 Samuel 20:24

In 2 Samuel 20:24, we read: "And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder." This verse, while seemingly straightforward, reveals profound insights into the nature of leadership, stewardship, and divine providence in our lives. To understand the…

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A Prayer for Leadership and Stewardship

Heavenly Father, In this sacred moment, we pause to reflect upon the lessons of scripture, specifically, the words found in 2 Samuel 20:24: "And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder." Lord, as I meditate upon this verse, I am reminded of…

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2 Samuel 20:24 - "And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:"
2 Samuel 24:20 - "And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground."
1 Samuel 20:24 - "¶ So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat."
2 Samuel 19:24
2 Samuel 24:22
2 Samuel 24:22
2 Samuel 24:22
1 Samuel 24:20 - "And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand."
2 Samuel 22:17-20
2 Samuel 20:20 - "And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy."
2 Samuel 20:25 - "And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:"
2 Samuel 24:19 - "And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the LORD commanded."
2 Samuel 20:26 - "And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David."
2 Samuel 2:20 - "Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am."
2 Samuel 24:6 - "Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi; and they came to Dan-jaan, and about to Zidon,"
2 Samuel 23:24 - "Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,"
2 Samuel 22:24 - "I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity."
2 Samuel 17:24 - "Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him."
1 Samuel 2:24 - "Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD'S people to transgress."
2 Samuel 16:20 - "¶ Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do."
2 Samuel 24:11 - "For when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,"
"¶ So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat." - 1 Samuel 20:24
2 Samuel 24:5 - "¶ And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:"
2 Samuel 24:8 - "So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days."
2 Samuel 2:24 - "Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon."
2 Samuel 1:20 - "Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph."
2 Samuel 20:4 - "¶ Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present."
2 Samuel 7:20 - "And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant."
2 Samuel 20:23 - "¶ Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:"