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ADONIRAM



ADONIRAM, the receiver of Solomon's tributes, and chief director of the 30,000 men whom that prince sent to Lebanon, to cut timber, 1 Kings v. 14. The name Adam is made from this word by con traction, and applied to the same person, who was receiver-general from David until Rehoboam, 2 Sam. xx. 24 ; 1 Kings xii. 18. He is also called Hadoram, 2Chr. x. 18. R.



















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