Oct 28, 2015 · Adonijah proclaims himself king over Israel with the help of Joab and few others. Then King David publicly proclaims that Solomon is the new king. Once Solomon is the new …

Feb 14, 2017 · When Adonijah went to Joab to secure support for the transition of power, it is easy to suspect Joab was eager for the change. Only after Adonijah's public coronation does …

Aug 12, 2017 · The sacrifice by Adonijah is the same circumstance. In fact, he specifically excluded the authority (1 Kings 1:9-10, my emphasis): And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and …

This corresponds to Adonijah’s mother’s name, חגית (Haggith), which is from the root חג, with whom he is associated three times: “Adonijah the son of Haggith” (1:5, 11; 2:13). On the other …

Adonijah thinks he will be king and he has an entourage, but he doesn't have the support of the whole nation (1 Kings 1:5-10). Solomon is a possible heir and he has support as well, but he is …

Jan 1, 2018 · Adonijah was a smart guy and knew that she was naive and approached her in 1 Kings 2. 13Now Adonijah, the son of Haggith, went to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother. …

Jun 14, 2020 · The narrative suggests that there was a serious controversy over this very fact, with major leaders such as Joab, the high priest Abiathar, and several of the royal princes …

Absalom and Adonijah had rebelled against their own father and those had taken their toll on David. David had told his son Solomon to "do therefore according to thy wisdom," (1 Kings …

50 Now Adonijah was afraid of Solomon; so he arose, and went and took hold of the horns of the altar. 51 And it was told Solomon, saying, “Indeed Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon; for look, …

May 21, 2024 · “And Bathsheba came in to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed to her, and sat on his throne, and placed a throne for the …