ʼĂdônîyâh — H138

Definition

masculine proper noun

Adonijah, the name of three Israelites

1. Adonijah = "my lord is Jehovah"
2. fourth son of David and Solomon's rival for the throne
3. Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the Law
4. a chief of the people who co-operated with Nehemiah

Usually translated as

Adonijah

Origin

original (prolonged) ʼĂdônîyâhûw ; from H113 and H3050; lord (i.e. worshipper) of Jah

• Derived from ʼâdôwn (H113)
• Derived from Yâhh (H3050)

Occurrences

ʼĂdônîyâh occurs 26 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (22), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Nehemiah (1)

• 2 Samuel 3:4 — And the fourth, Adonijah (אֲדֹנִיָּ֣ה) the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
• 1 Kings 1:5 — Then Adonijah (וַאֲדֹנִיָּ֧ה) 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 (אֲדֹנִיָּֽה) 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 (אֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ).
• 1 Kings 1:9 — And Adonijah (אֲדֹנִיָּ֗הוּ) slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by En-rogel, and called all his brethren the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah the king’s servants:
• 1 Kings 1:11 — Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah (אֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ) the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?
• 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 (אֲדֹנִיָֽהוּ) reign?
• 1 Kings 1:18 — And now, behold, Adonijah (אֲדֹנִיָּ֖ה) reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:
• 1 Kings 1:24 — And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah (אֲדֹנִיָּ֖הוּ) shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
• 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 (אֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ).
• 1 Kings 1:41 — And Adonijah (אֲדֹנִיָּ֗הוּ) and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?
• 1 Kings 1:42 — And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah (אֲדֹנִיָּ֙הוּ֙) said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.
• 1 Kings 1:43 — And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah (לַאֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּ), Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.
• 1 Kings 1:49 — And all the guests that were with Adonijah (לַאֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּ) were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
• 1 Kings 1:50 — And Adonijah (וַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ) feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
• 1 Kings 1:51 — And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah (אֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ) feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me to day that he will not slay his servant with the sword.
• 1 Kings 2:13 — And Adonijah (אֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ) the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.
• 1 Kings 2:19 — Bath-sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah (אֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּ). 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 2:21 — And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah (לַאֲדֹנִיָּ֥הוּ) thy brother to wife.
• 1 Kings 2:22 — And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah (לַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ)? 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 (אֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ) 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 (אֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ) shall be put to death this day.
• 1 Kings 2:28 — Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah (אֲדֹנִיָּ֔ה), 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 (אֲדֹנִיָּ֥ה) the son of Haggith:
• 2 Chronicles 17:8 — And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah (וַאֲדֹ֨נִיָּ֧הוּ), and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.
• Nehemiah 10:16 — Adonijah (אֲדֹנִיָּ֥ה), Bigvai, Adin,