Adonija
Adonija (also Adonia ) or Adonijahu is the fourth son of King David in the Old Testament . His mother was haggit . He was born in Hebron , the ancient sanctuary of the tribe of Judah ( 2 Sam 3,4 EU ). Similar to his half-brother Absalom , he was “well-formed” ( 1 Kings 1,6 ZUR ), ambitious and greedy for power.
etymology
The Hebrew personal name "Adonija" has been handed down in two different forms, the short form אֲדֹנִיָּה 'ǎdonîjāh (e.g. 1 Kings 1,5 BHS ) and the long formאֲדֹנִיָּהוּ 'ǎdonîjāhû (e.g. 1 Kings 1,8 BHS ). It is a nominal sentence name, consisting of subject and predicate. Subject (and at the same time theophoric element) is a form of " YHWH " (יָהוּ jāhû orיָה jāh ), the predicate is the nounאֲדֹן 'ǎdon , German ' Lord ' . The name can therefore be translated as "YHWH is Lord". The Septuagint gives the name as Αδωνιας Adōnias , the Vulgate as Adonias .
Biblical narration
Adonia only played a role in David's last years of life: after his older brothers Amnon , Absalom and probably Kilab were dead, he laid claim to the successor to the throne, obtained a private army ( 1 Kings 1.5 EU ), and conspired with allies at court against the partisans of Solomon and let himself be made king by them at a secret meeting ( 1 Kings 1,7–9 EU ; 17–19 EU ).
But the prophet Nathan thwarted his plan, sent Solomon's mother, Bathsheba , to the dying David, uncovered the conspiracy and brought him to the premature anointing of Solomon to his successor to the throne ( 1 Kings 1,11–31 EU ). Adonia's followers fled and he had to recognize his brother as king over himself ( 1 Kings 1.49–53 EU ).
After David's death, Adonia asked Solomon to marry Abishag of Shunem ( 1 Kings 2.17 EU ). In the time before David's death, she was responsible for his care ( 1 Kings 1.3 EU ). Solomon understood this as a hidden attack on his royal dignity and took it as an opportunity to eliminate his brother and his followers at court ( 1 Kings 2 : 22–25 EU ). He even disregarded the right of asylum in the sanctuary and had the general Joab killed by his new general Benaja at the altar ( 1 Kings 2 : 29–34 EU ). Solomon had done away with possible rivals and from then on ruled over Israel and Judah ( 1 Kings 2.46 EU ).
See also
literature
- Andreas Kunz-Lübcke: Adonija. In: Michaela Bauks, Klaus Koenen, Stefan Alkier (Eds.): The Scientific Biblical Lexicon on the Internet (WiBiLex), Stuttgart 2006 ff.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hans Rechenmacher : Old Hebrew personal names , Münster 2012, p. 111.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Adonija |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Adonia |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Son of david |
DATE OF BIRTH | 10th century BC Chr. |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hebron |
DATE OF DEATH | 10th century BC Chr. |