Adonijah
אֲדֹנִיָּ֫הוּStrong’s H0138adoniyyah (a-do-niy-yah)
Appears in 26 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Adoniyyah is the Hebrew word usually translated “adonijah”. It appears in 26 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;”
Meaning
- Fourth son of David and Solomon's rival for the throne
- Fourth son of David and Solomon's rival for the throne
- Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the Law
- A chief of the people who co-operated with Nehemiah
- Fourth son of David and Solomon's rival for the throne
- Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the Law
- A chief of the people who co-operated with Nehemiah
How it's translated
- adonijah 19
- and adonijah 3
- to adonijah 3
- for adonijah 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Kings 22
- 2 Samuel 1
- 1 Chronicles 1
- 2 Chronicles 1
- Nehemiah 1
5 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Kings 1:5Then 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 1:7And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.
- 1 Kings 1:8But 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 1:9And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by Enrogel, and called all his brethren the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah the king’s servants:
- 1 Kings 1:11Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?
- 1 Kings 1:13Go 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?
Hebrew dictionary
אֲדֹנִיָּ֫הוּ adoniyyah · Adonijah
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.3.4; son of: David (H1732) and Haggith (H2294); half-brother of: Amnon (H0550), Chileab (H3609), Absalom (H0053), Shephatiah (H8203), Ithream (H3507), Shammua (H8051H), Shobab (H7727), Nathan (H5416), Solomon (H8010), Ibhar (H2984), Elishua (H0474), Nepheg (H5298H), Japhia (H3309I), Elishama (H0476H), Eliada (H0450), Eliphelet (H0467), Tamar (H8559H), Elpelet (H0467I), Nogah (H5052) and Jerimoth (H3406N) § Adonijah = "my lord is Jehovah" 1) fourth son of David and Solomon's rival for the throne …
אֲדֹנִיָּ֫הוּ adoniyyah · Adonijah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.17.8 § Adonijah = "my lord is Jehovah" 1) fourth son of David and Solomon's rival for the throne 2) Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the Law 3) a chief of the people who co-operated with Nehemiah
אֲדֹנִיָּ֫הוּ adoniyyah · Adonijah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.16 § Adonijah = "my lord is Jehovah" 1) fourth son of David and Solomon's rival for the throne 2) Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the Law 3) a chief of the people who co-operated with Nehemiah
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.