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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 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.
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.”.
Nov 7, 2023 · Adonijah's story appears in 2 Samuel and 1 Kings, particularly 1 Kings 1-2. His story is notable for the intrigue in David's royal family, which had profound implications for Israel's future. Adonijah was the fourth son of King David. His mother was Haggith.
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.
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 brothers Amnon and Absalom, and apparently the death of the third also (Chileab, David’s son by Abigail ...
Adonijah (my Lord is Jehovah). The fourth son of David by Haggith, born at Hebron while his father was king of Judah. ( 2 Samuel 3:4) (B.C. about 1050.) After the death of his three brothers, Amnon, Chileab and Absalom, he became eldest son; and when his fathers strength was visibly declining, put forward his pretensions to the crown.
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.
Feb 12, 2022 · Adonijah. Adonijah was the fourth son of David (2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Chronicles 3:2). His mother was Haggith (2 Samuel 3:4). When David’s elder sons, Amnon and Absalom passed away, and probably Chileab, Adonijah was next in line for the throne.
