unfoldingWord_en_tn/1ki/12/18.md

# Adoniram

This is the name of a man. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# all Israel

Here "Israel" is a metonym for the people of Israel. "All Israel" is a generalization which means almost all the people of Israel. AT: "all the people of Israel who were there" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])

# the house of David

Here "house" is a metonym that represents family or descendants. AT: "the kings descended from David" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# to this day

"ever since that time." This refers to the time that the writer was actually writing this.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/labor]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/stone]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/death]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/chariot]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jerusalem]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/rebel]]