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Adonijah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adonijah was the fourth son of King David according to the book of Samuel (See: 2 Sam. 3:4), which is contained in the Bible. After the death of his elder brothers Amnon and Absalom, he became heir-a...
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Adonijah Welch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The fourth was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith. The fifth was Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital. - 2 Samuel 3:4 ... About that time David's son Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, decided to make himself king in place of his aged father. So he provided himself with chariots and horses* and recruited fifty men to run...
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After Absalom's death he claimed to be the rightful heir to the throne, by summoning the court officials to a solemn sacrifice (I Kings, i. 5). Adonijah was supplanted by Solomon through the influence of Bathsheba, the mother of the latter, and through the diplomacy of the prophet Nathan.
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2 Samuel 3:4 and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) ... 1 Kings 1:5 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, "I will be king." Then he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
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Encyclopedia article about Adonijah. Information about Adonijah in the Columbia Encyclopedia, Computer Desktop Encyclopedia, computing dictionary. ... Adonijah, his fourth oldest son, attempts to take advantage of the king's weakness by having himself crowned king while his father lies desperately ill, but Bathsheba,
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