Adonijah
Adonijah was one of the Levites King Jehoshaphat sent to teach the Book of the Law in the cities of Judah.
The name Adonijah means “the Lord is my master”
MaleDivided Monarchy eraOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2 Chronicles 17:8; only referred to as Adonijah (אֲדֹנִיָּ֫הוּ).
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Alternative names
- אֲדֹנִיָּ֫הוּAdonijah
Mentions
- …accompanied by certain Levites—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah—along with the priests Elishama and Jehoram.