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Smith's Bible Dictionary
(earthy, fortress), one of the “cities of the plain,” always coupled with Zeboim. (Genesis 10:19;
14:2,8; 29:23; Hosea 11:8)
Admatha
(given by the highest), one of the seven princes of Persia. (Esther 1:14)
Adna
(rest, pleasure).
•One of the family of Pahath-moab, who returned with Ezra and married a foreign wife. (Ezra
10:30) (B.C. 459.)
•A priest, descendant of Harim in the days of Joiakim, the son of Jeshua. (Nehemiah 12:15) (B.C.
500.)
Adnah
(pleasure).
•A Manassite who deserted from Saul and joined the fortunes of David on his road to Ziklag from
the camp of the Philistines. He was captain of a thousand of his tribe, and fought at David’s side
in the pursuit of the Amalekites. (1 Chronicles 12:20) (B.C. 1054.)
•The captain of over 300,000 men of Judah who were in Jehoshaphat’s army. (2 Chronicles 17:14)
(B.C. 908.)
Adonibezek
(lord of Bezek), king of Bezek, a city of the Canaanites. [Bezek] This chieftain was vanquished
by the tribe of Judah, (Judges 1:3-7) who cut off his thumbs and great toes, and brought him prisoner
to Jerusalem, where he died. He confessed that he had inflicted the same cruelty upon 70 petty
kings whom he had conquered. (B.C. 1425).
Adonijah
(my Lord is Jehovah).
•The fourth son of David by Haggith, born at Hebron while his father was king of Judah. (2 Samuel
3:4) (B.C. about 1050.) After the death of his three brothers, Amnon, Chileab and Absalom, he
became eldest son; and when his father’s strength was visibly declining, put forward his pretensions
to the crown. Adonijah’s cause was espoused by Abiathar and by Joab the famous commander of
David’s army. [Joab] His name and influence secured a large number of followers among the
captains of the royal army belonging to the tribe of Judah, comp. (1 Kings 1:5) and these, together
with all the princes except Solomon, were entertained by Adonijah at the great sacrificial feast
held “by the stone Zoheleth, which is by En-rogel.” [EN-ROGEL] Apprised of these proceedings,
David immediately caused Solomon to be proclaimed king, (1 Kings 1:33,34) at Gihon. [Gihon]
This decisive measure struck terror into the opposite party, and Adonijah fled to the sanctuary,
but was pardoned by Solomon on condition that he should “show himself a worthy man.” (1 Kings
1:52) The death of David quickly followed on these events; and Adonijah begged Bath-sheba to
procure Solomon’s consent to his marriage with Abishag, who had been the wife of David in his
old age. (1 Kings 1:3) This was regarded as equivalent to a fresh attempt on the throne [Absalom;
Abner]; and therefore Solomon ordered him to be put to death by Benaiah. (1 Kings 2:25)
•A Levite in the reign of Jehoshaphat. (2 Chronicles 17:8)
•The same as Adonikam. (Nehemiah 10:16) [Adonikam, Or Adonikam]
Adonikam, Or Adonikam
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