H138 אֲדֹנִיָּה
ʼĂdônîyâh — Adonijah, the name of three Israelites
KJV: Adonijah.
Built from אָדוֹן ʼâdôwn (sovereign, i.e. controller) + יָהּ Yâhh (Jah, the sacred name) — means “lord (i.e. worshipper) of Jah”
Occurs 26 times. Every verse with this word
Brown–Driver–Briggs
- אֲדֹנִיָּ֫הוּ (אֲדֹיִּנָה) n.pr.m. (my Lord is Yahweh)
- 1 fourth son of David
- 2 a Levite
- 3 a chief of the people
Where it occurs
- 2 Samuel 3:4 — and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
- 1 Kings 1:5 — Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king.” Then he prepared him chariots and horsemen…
- 1 Kings 1:7 — He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest; and they followed Adonijah and helped him.
- 1 Kings 1:8 — But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to…
- 1 Kings 1:9 — Adonijah killed sheep, cattle, and fatlings by the stone of Zoheleth, which is beside En Rogel; and he called all his…
- 1 Kings 1:11 — Then Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, “Haven’t you heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith…
- 1 Kings 1:13 — Go in to King David, and tell him, ‘Didn’t you, my lord the king, swear to your servant, saying, “Assuredly Solomon…
- 1 Kings 1:18 — Now, behold, Adonijah reigns; and you, my lord the king, don’t know it.
- 1 Kings 1:24 — Nathan said, “My lord, King, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne’?
- 1 Kings 1:25 — For he has gone down today, and has slain cattle, fatlings, and sheep in abundance, and has called all the king’s sons…