# אֲדֹנִיָּה (adoniyah)

Israeli respelling: a-do-ni-yah. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H138. 26 Old Testament occurrences.

Adonijah, the name of three Israelites

King James renderings: Adonijah.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/adoniyah-h138

## Occurrences

- [2 Samuel 3:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/3/4) — And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
- [1 Kings 1:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/1/5) — Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run b…
- [1 Kings 1:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/1/7) — And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.
- [1 Kings 1:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/1/8) — But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to Da…
- [1 Kings 1:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/1/9) — And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by Enrogel, and called all his brethren the king’s sons,…
- [1 Kings 1:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/1/11) — Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and D…
- [1 Kings 1:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/1/13) — Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon…
- [1 Kings 1:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/1/18) — And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:
- [1 Kings 1:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/1/24) — And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
- [1 Kings 1:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/1/25) — For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king’s sons, and the capta…
- [1 Kings 1:41](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/1/41) — And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet…
- [1 Kings 1:42](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/1/42) — And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant m…
- [1 Kings 1:43](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/1/43) — And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.
- [1 Kings 1:49](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/1/49) — And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
- [1 Kings 1:50](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/1/50) — And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
- [1 Kings 1:51](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/1/51) — And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let…
- [1 Kings 2:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/2/13) — And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.
- [1 Kings 2:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/2/19) — Bathsheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, a…
- [1 Kings 2:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/2/21) — And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.
- [1 Kings 2:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/2/22) — And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also…
- [1 Kings 2:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/2/23) — Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.
- [1 Kings 2:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/2/24) — Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, a…
- [1 Kings 2:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/2/28) — Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the…
- [1 Chronicles 3:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/3/2) — The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:
- [2 Chronicles 17:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/17/8) — And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and T…
- [Nehemiah 10:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/10/16) — Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,