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אֲדֹנִיָּה H138
H138 is the Hebrew word אֲדֹנִיָּה, transliterated ʼĂdônîyâh and said ad-o-nee-yaw'. The King James Version most often renders it adonijah.
What it means
Adonijah, the name of three Israelites.
Where it comes from
original (prolonged) אֲדֹנִיָּהוּ ; from H113 (אָדוֹן) and H3050 (יָהּ); lord (i.e. worshipper) of Jah.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 26 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Adonijah.
Verses using אֲדֹנִיָּה
All 26 verses, quoted in full.
2 Samuel 3:4 · KJV
And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
1 Kings 1:5 · KJV
Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
1 Kings 1:7 · KJV
And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.
1 Kings 1:8 · KJV
But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
1 Kings 1:9 · KJV
And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by Enrogel, and called all his brethren the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah the king’s servants:
1 Kings 1:11 · KJV
Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?
1 Kings 1:13 · KJV
Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?
1 Kings 1:18 · KJV
And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:
1 Kings 1:24 · KJV
And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
1 Kings 1:25 · KJV
For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king’s sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.
1 Kings 1:41 · KJV
And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?
1 Kings 1:42 · KJV
And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.
1 Kings 1:43 · KJV
And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.
1 Kings 1:49 · KJV
And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
1 Kings 1:50 · KJV
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
1 Kings 1:51 · KJV
And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me today that he will not slay his servant with the sword.
1 Kings 2:13 · KJV
And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.
1 Kings 2:19 · KJV
Bathsheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king’s mother; and she sat on his right hand.
1 Kings 2:21 · KJV
And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.
1 Kings 2:22 · KJV
And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.
1 Kings 2:23 · KJV
Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.
1 Kings 2:24 · KJV
Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.
1 Kings 2:28 · KJV
Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
1 Chronicles 3:2 · KJV
The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:
2 Chronicles 17:8 · KJV
And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.
Nehemiah 10:16 · KJV
Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
Common questions
What does Strong's H138 mean?
H138 is the Hebrew word אֲדֹנִיָּה (ʼĂdônîyâh), meaning Adonijah, the name of three Israelites.
How is H138 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it adonijah (22 times), why then doth adonijah (1 time), now behold adonijah (1 time), behold adonijah (1 time), if adonijah (1 time).
How many times does H138 appear in the Bible?
אֲדֹנִיָּה (ʼĂdônîyâh) is tagged in 26 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H138 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: original (prolonged) אֲדֹנִיָּהוּ ; from H113 (אָדוֹן) and H3050 (יָהּ); lord (i.e. worshipper) of Jah.
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