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Adonijah

«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, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar? / 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 man, and bringest good tidings.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: Abiathar, Adonijah, Art a, Jonathan, valiant
«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; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.»
«And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: Abishag, Adonijah
«And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: Adonijah, Jonathan, King David, verily
«And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: Adonijah, guests
«And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? / 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 captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.»
«And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; / And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; / And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; / And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron.»
«And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: Adonijah, Asahel, Jehonathan, Jehoram, Tobijah
«And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: Adonijah, Bathsheba, peaceably
«And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not: / And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: Adonijah, Joab

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