Adonijah

[ ad-n-ahy-juh ]

noun

1. (in the Bible) a son of David, put to death at the order of Solomon.

Example Sentences

Yea; of a new faith to such as thou; but a faith older than the Hebrew prophets to them that believe, Adonijah.

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When Adonijah and his friends heard this they were filled with fear.

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I speak of Adonijah Wigglesworth, a most estimable young gentleman, an acquaintance whom thou would'st do well to cultivate.

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Adonijah leans back in his chair in supreme contentment at the turn affairs have taken.

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Compared with Adonijah he is a reed shaken in the winds, whereas Adonijah resembleth a tree planted by the river of waters.

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