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According to 2 Samuel, Adonijah ( Hebrew: אֲדֹנִיָּה, ’Ǎḏōnīyyā; "my lord is Yah ") was the fourth son of King David. His mother was Haggith as recorded in the book of 2 Samuel 3:4. Adonijah was born at Hebron during the long conflict between David and the House of Saul.
Jan 4, 2022 · Adonijah was the fourth son of King David. Adonijah’s mother was Haggith, one of David’s wives. Adonijah is best known for his failed attempts to usurp the throne of Israel after his father’s death.
Adonijah, in the Old Testament, the fourth son of David, the natural heir to the throne. David’s favourite wife, Bathsheba, organized an intrigue in favour of her son Solomon. Shortly after his accession, Solomon had Adonijah put to death on the ground that, by seeking to marry David’s concubine.
Adonijah. my Lord is Jehovah. The fourth son of David ( 2 Samuel 3:4). After the death of his elder brothers, Amnon and Absalom, he became heir-apparent to the throne. But Solomon, a younger brother, was preferred to him. Adonijah, however, when his father was dying, caused himself to be proclaimed king.
Nov 7, 2023 · Adonijah was the fourth son of King David. His mother was Haggith. His name means "My Lord is Yahweh" or "Yahweh is my Lord." He was born in Hebron while David was still king over Judah before becoming king over all of Israel. Haggith was one of David's many wives. We don't know his exact number of wives, but the Bible records several.
Adonijah Sets Himself Up as King. 1 When King David was very old, he could not keep warm even when they put covers over him. 2 So his attendants said to him, “Let us look for a young virgin to serve the king and take care of him. She can lie beside him so that our lord the king may keep warm.”
Adonijah. The fourth son of David, by Haggith, 2 Samuel 3:4. After the death of Amnon and Absalom, he aspired to the throne, although it was promised to Solomon, his younger brother. Having gained over Joab and Abiathar and other adherents, he at length openly revolted and claimed the crown while David was yet living.
ADONIJAH. ad-o-ni'-ja ('adhoniyahu or 'adhoniyah, "my lord is Yahweh"): (1) The son of David and Haggith, the forth of David's sons, born in Hebron after David became king of Judah, principally known for his attempt to become king instead of Solomon ( 2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Chronicles 3:2; 2 Samuel 15:7 ).
ADONIJAH ăd’ ə nī’ jə ( אֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ, or אֲדֹנִיָּ֣ה, my Lord is Yahweh ). 1. The fourth son born to David in Hebron by Haggith ( 2 Sam 3:4; 1 Chron 3:1, 2 ). He is famous for making an unsuccessful bid for the throne when he presumed himself to be the oldest heir-apparent after the death of his two older ...
Jun 11, 2018 · ADONIJAH (Heb. אֲדֹנִיָּה, אֲדֹנִיָּהוּ; "yhwh is my lord"), fourth son of King David by his wife Haggith of Hebron (ii Sam. 3:2 ff.; i Chron. 3:1 ff.). i Kings 1:5–6 notes that his father had not disciplined him. After the death of his brothers Amnon, Absalom, and, presumably, Chileab, Adonijah conducted himself as heir apparent (i Kings 1:5–6).
