How to Pronounce Adonijah
Ah-doh-NIGH-juh
Adonijah is pronounced Ah-doh-NIGH-juh (ˌædəˈnaɪdʒə): four syllables, stress on the third. Also heard: AD-uh-NYE-juh.
What does Adonijah mean?
Adonijah means “the Lord is my master”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Adonijah?
Adonijah is the son of King David by Haggith (2 Samuel 3:4). After David grew old, Adonijah exalted himself and claimed the throne, saying I will be king, and gathered chariots, horsemen, and fifty men to run before him (1 Kings 1:5), a bid that failed when Solomon was made king instead.
Also pronounced
AD-uh-NYE-juh
Found in Scripture
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