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Adonijah אֲדֹנִיָּ֫הוּ
David's son. Adonijah, the fourth son of David, declared himself king when David was old, but Solomon was chosen to succeed David instead, and Adonijah was later put to death for his rebellious actions.
Family
| Father | David |
|---|---|
| Mother | Haggith |
| Brothers and sisters | Absalom, Amnon, Chileab, Eliada, Eliphelet, Elishama, Elishua, Elpelet, Ibhar, Ithream, Japhia, Jerimoth, Nathan, Nepheg, Nogah, Shammua, Shephatiah, Shobab, Solomon, Tamar |
Where Adonijah appears
1 Kings (22), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Chronicles (1)
Key verses
- 2 Samuel 3:4 first mention — And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
- 1 Kings 1:5 — Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
- 1 Kings 1:7 — And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.
- 1 Kings 1:8 — But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
- 1 Kings 1:13 — Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?
- 1 Kings 1:25 — For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king’s sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.
- 1 Kings 2:19 — Bath-sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king’s mother; and she sat on his right hand.
- 1 Kings 2:22 — And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.
- 1 Kings 2:23 — Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.
- 1 Kings 2:24 — Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.
- 1 Kings 2:28 — Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
- 1 Chronicles 3:2 — The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.