2-Samuel - 3:4



4 and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;

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Explanation and meaning of 2-Samuel 3:4.

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And the fourth Adonias, the son of Haggith: and the fifth Saphathia the son of Abital:
Then the fourth was Adonijah, the son of Haggith. And the fifth was Shephatiah, the son of Abital.

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Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Adonijah - The same who, when David was dying, aspired to the crown, and was put to death by Solomon.
Shephatiah - "God is judge." This is the same name as Jehoshaphat, only with the two elements composing it placed in inverted order. Nothing more is known of him or of his brother Ithream.

And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith,.... The same that usurped the throne before his father's death, to anticipate Solomon, and died by his order, 1-Kings 1:5,
and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; of whom we read nowhere else.

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