Adonijah (Easton)

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My Lord is Jehovah. The fourth son of David (2Samuel 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. But"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda. Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter A Bible Dictionaries Adonijah Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Adonibezek Next Entry Adonikam Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Tob-Adonijah Adoniram Adonikam (only first 3 shown) Thompson Chain Reference Adonijah Dictionaries American Tract Society Adoniram Adonijah Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Adonijah Chabad Knowledge Base Adonijah Easton's Bible Dictionary Tob-Adonijah Adoniram Adonikam (only first 3 shown) Fausset Bible Dictionary Tob Adonijah Adoniram Adonikam (only first 3 shown) Holman Bible Dictionary Adoniram Adonikam Adonijah Hitchcock Bible Names Tob-Adonijah Adoniram Adonikam (only first 3 shown) Hastings' BibleDictionary Tob-Adonijah Adoniram, Adoram Adonikam (only first 3 shown) Morrish Bible Dictionary Adoniram Adonikam Adonijah Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Adonijah People's Bible Dictionary Adoniram Adonijah Smith Bible Dictionary Tob-adonijah Adoniram Adonikam (only first 3 shown) Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Adonijah Adoniram Judson International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Adonijah Adonikam Adoniram (only first 3 shown) Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Adonijah Adoniram McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Adonia Adonicam Adonijah (only first 3 shown) The Nuttall Encyclopedia Judson, Adoniram The Catholic Encyclopedia Adonias The Jewish Encyclopedia Adonijah Adoniram Jacob ben Ḥayyim ben Isaac Ibn Adonijah Lexicons אֲדוֹנִיָּה אֲדֹנִיָּה, , אֲדֹנִיָּהוּ אֲדֹנִיקָם אֲדֹנִירָם My Lord is Jehovah. The fourth son of David (2Samuel 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. But Nathan and Bathsheba induced David to give orders that Solomon should at once be proclaimed and admitted to the throne. Adonijah fled and took refuge at the altar, and received pardon for his conduct from Solomon on the condition that he showed himself "a worthy man" (1Kings 1:5-53). He afterwards made a second attempt to gain the throne, but was seized and put to death (1Kings 2:13-25). A Levite sent with the princes to teach the book of the law to the inhabitants of Judah (2Chronicles 17:8). One of the "chiefs of the people" after the Captivity ( Nehemiah 10:16 ).

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)