How many times is Adonijah mentioned in the Bible?
The word Adonijah appears 27 times in the King James Version, in 26 verses. It is found in 5 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Adonijah 26 times.
Adonijah in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Adonijah counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Adonijah | 27 | 26 |
| Total | 27 | 26 |
What the name Adonijah means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Adonijah as "the Lord is my master".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
Which books mention Adonijah most
Adonijah appears in 5 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Kings has the most (22), then 2 Chronicles (2) and 2 Samuel (1).
First and last mention of Adonijah
And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
The verse that uses it most is 2 Chronicles 17:8, 2 times:
And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.
Common questions
How many times is Adonijah in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 27 of the 27 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Adonijah appears in 5 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Kings has the most (22), then 2 Chronicles (2) and 2 Samuel (1).
Where is Adonijah first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is 2 Samuel 3:4: "And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;" The last is Nehemiah 10:16.
What does the name Adonijah mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Adonijah as "the Lord is my master".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.