Adonijah

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• Name	Adonijah
  Birth	Yəhūda
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	L5GX-1DJ
  Person ID	I64858	mytree
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	David, King of Israel,   b. 1041 BC, Bethlehem, Yəhūda d. 971 BC, Yerushaláyim, Yəhūdā
  Mother	Haggith,   b. Yəhūda
  Marriage	Abt 1007 BC
  Family ID	F7679	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - - Yəhūda  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  After the death of his elder brothers Amnon and Absalom, he became heir- a pparent to the throne, but Solomon, a younger brother, was preferred t o h im. Adonijah, however, when his father was dying, caused himself to b e pr oclaimed king. But the prophet Nathan and Bathsheba induced David t o giv e orders that Solomon should immediately be proclaimed and admitte d to th e throne. Adonijah fled and took refuge at the altar, receiving pardon for his con d uct 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 thro ne , by trying to marry David's last woman, Abishag from Shunem, but Solo mo n denied authorization for such an engagement, even though Bathsheba n o w pleaded on Adonijah's behalf. He was then attempted to seize Solomon ' s throne and is put to death (1 Kings 2:13-25).