Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Kings 12:18

18 Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute , and all Israel stoned him with stones that he died: therefore king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem .

Him he sent, either 1. To pacifie the People, and promise them Relief, now when it was too late. But then he would not have sent a person so ungrateful to the People, as that sort of men use to be. Or rather, 2. To pursue the Counsel which he had resolved upon, and to execute his Office, and, exact their Tribute with Rigor and Violence, if need were.

From Shechem, where it seems he yet staid, and his Guards and friends with him; that being there in the midst of his Kingdom, and among the Seditious Tribes, he might over-awe them by his Presence, and repress any Tumults in their first rise.

Marginal references: Heb. strengthned himself.