People of the Bible
Adonijah
– 965 BC · Tribe of Judah
Family
- Father
- David
- Mother
- Haggith
- Brothers and sisters
- Eliada, Eliphalet, Elishama, Elishua, Elpalet, Ibhar, Japhia, Jerimoth, Nepheg, Nogah, Tamar
- Half-brothers and sisters
- Absalom, Amnon, Daniel, Ithream, Nathan, Shammua, Shephatiah, Shobab, Solomon
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The fourth son of David (2 Sam. 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” (1 Kings 1:5-53). He afterwards made a second attempt to gain the throne, but was seized and put to death (1 Kings 2:13-25).
From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.
Named in 24 verses
- 2 Samuel
- 3:4
- 1 Kings
- 1:5, 1:7, 1:8, 1:9, 1:11, 1:13, 1:18, 1:24, 1:25, 1:41, 1:42, 1:43, 1:49, 1:50, 1:51, 2:13, 2:19, 2:21, 2:22, 2:23, 2:24, 2:28
- 1 Chronicles
- 3:2
The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.