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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. In 1 Kings, he briefly proclaimed himself king of ...
Jan 4, 2022 · Answer. 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 was “a very handsome man” ( 1 Kings 1:6) with a flair for showmanship (verse 5), but he was also badly behaved.
Jan 4, 2022 · Solomon rightly saw Adonijah’s desire to marry Abishag as part of his brother’s ongoing attempt to take over the kingdom of Israel. In those days of royal harems, taking possession of a king’s concubines was a declaration of one’s right to the throne. This had been one of Absalom’s methods when he led a coup against David ( 2 Samuel ...
Adonijah Sets Himself Up as King - When King David was very old, he could not keep warm even when they put covers over him. 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.” Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful young woman and found Abishag, a Shunammite ...
Nov 7, 2023 · Unfortunately, Adonijah's story didn't end with his attempt to become king. Later, after David's death, Adonijah came to Bathsheba (not Solomon) and asked to marry Abishag. Bathsheba passed on the request to Solomon. Solomon realized more was going on in the request. Adonijah's request to marry Abishag was a strategic political move.
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 Abishag, he was aiming at the crown (I Kings ...
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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 ). The natural meaning is not forty years after ...
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