Adonijah
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Adonijah Currie of Quartz Hill won the girls’ 400 in 54.14.
From Los Angeles Times
Currie’s sister, Adonijah, was another standout.
From Los Angeles Times
Adonijah Currie of Golden Valley won the invitational 400 in 53.69 and the 200 in 23.65.
From Los Angeles Times
David was old and decrepit, lying feebly at the edge of death, when word was brought to him that Adonijah had been proclaimed king in place of Solomon, for whom he had destined the throne.
From Project Gutenberg
Fancy King David sending a meek message to Adonijah—“Nay, my son, it is not on your head but on Solomon’s that my crown is to rest; go home, my son, and do nothing more in a course hurtful to yourself and hurtful to your people.”
From Project Gutenberg
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