Adonijah

[ ad-n-ahy-juh ]

/ ˌæd nˈaɪ dʒə /

a son of David, put to death at the order of Solomon. II Sam. 3:4; I Kings 2:19–25.

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[ad-n-ahy-uh s] /ˌæd nˈaɪ əs/.

She went into every thing with such heartiness, that even Adonijah Bunce began to feel as happy as his left leg would let him.
Winter Fun|William O. Stoddard
She knew that if Adonijah's conspiracy succeeded her own life and that of her son might not be worth a day's purchase.
The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Kings|F. W. Farrar
No sooner had he fallen than Joab, the former adherent of Adonijah, feared that a similar fate would overtake him.
History of the Jews, Vol. I (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
The secret of his destiny was probably known to few, though it was evidently suspected by Adonijah.
The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Kings|F. W. Farrar

The book even says not that Nathan received a particular mission from God to disinherit Adonijah.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 9 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)