Adonijah
[ad-n-ahy-juh]
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noun
a son of David, put to death at the order of Solomon. II Sam. 3:4; I Kings 2:19–25.
Also Douay Bible, Ad·o·ni·as [ad-n-ahy-uh s] /ˌæd nˈaɪ əs/.
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Adonijah was very good-looking and was the next younger son after Absalom.
The Children's BibleHenry A. Sherman
Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it just as they had finished eating.
The Children's BibleHenry A. Sherman
But Adonijah in his fear of Solomon went and caught hold of the horns of the altar.
The Children's BibleHenry A. Sherman
Adonijah was thirty-five; Solomon was comparatively a child.
The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of KingsF. W. Farrar
What his age was at the date of Adonijah's rebellion we do not know.
The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of KingsF. W. Farrar