Adonijah

[ ad-n-ahy-juh ]

noun
  1. a son of David, put to death at the order of Solomon. 2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Kings 2:19–25.

  • Also Douay Bible, Ad·o·ni·as [ad-n-ahy-uhs]. /ˌæd nˈaɪ əs/.

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How to use Adonijah in a sentence

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

  • 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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