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About Adonijah

Hebrew Name

אֲדֹנִיָּה

English Name

Adonijah

Phonetic Spelling

a-do-ni-YAH
What does Adonijah mean?
My Master is God

וַאֲדֹנִיָּ֧ה בֶן־חַגִּ֛ית מִתְנַשֵּׂ֥א לֵאמֹ֖ר אֲנִ֣י אֶמְלֹ֑ךְ וַיַּ֣עַשׂ ל֗וֹ רֶ֚כֶב וּפָ֣רָשִׁ֔ים וַחֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אִ֖ישׁ רָצִ֥ים לְפָנָֽיו׃

Now Adoniyahu son of Haggith went about boasting, “I will be king!” He provided himself with chariots and horses, and an escort of fifty outrunners.

va-a-do-nee-YAH ben-KHA-geet mit-na-SAY lay-MOR: a-NEE em-LOKH, va-YA-as LO re-KHEV u-fa-RA-sheem va-kha-mee-SHEEM eesh ra-TZEEM le-fa-NAV.

1 Kings 1:5

Description about Adonijah
He was the fourth son of King David, born in Hebron to Chagit.
Attribute of Adonijah
Arrogance, pride, vanity, rebelliousness, foolishness.
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Where is Adonijah in the Bible?
I Kings 1:5 - :53 II Samuel 3:4
What did Adonijah do in the Bible?
Adonijah tried to usurp the kingship while his father King David was not feeling well. As Adonijah was celebrating, his father anointed Solomon as the legitimate king. Adonijah ran away in fear until Solomon forgave him. The Bible attributes Adonijah’s rebelliousness to not having been disciplined by his father as a child.
What does the Bible say about Adonijah?
Arrogant, Rebellious

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