Hadoram appears as Rehoboam's official in charge of forced labor—a position that proved fatal. When Rehoboam sent him to deal with northern tribes after the kingdom's split, Israel stoned him to death, forcing the king to flee. Chronicles uses the form Hadoram, while Kings uses Adoram or Adoniram for this same official. The name variation likely reflects dialectical differences or scribal updating. His violent death marked the point of no return in Israel's division, as the northern tribes violently rejected Rehoboam's authority through this symbolic act against his most visible representative.