Adonijah
E127774
Adonijah was a son of King David in the Hebrew Bible who attempted to claim the throne of Israel before Solomon’s succession.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adonijah canonical | 12 |
| Adonijah son of Haggith | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1123550 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adonijah Context triple: [Haggith, child, Adonijah]
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A.
Ish-bosheth
Ish-bosheth is a biblical figure, a son of King Saul who briefly ruled part of Israel in opposition to David after Saul’s death.
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B.
Amnon
Amnon is a biblical figure known as the eldest son of King David, whose rape of his half-sister Tamar and subsequent murder by her brother Absalom sparked major turmoil in David’s household.
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C.
Rehoboam
Rehoboam was a king of ancient Judah, best known for his harsh policies that led to the division of the united monarchy of Israel into the northern and southern kingdoms.
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D.
Mephibosheth
Mephibosheth is a biblical figure, the disabled son of Jonathan and grandson of King Saul, known for receiving unexpected kindness and protection from King David.
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E.
Shfar'am
Shfar'am is an ancient, predominantly Arab city in northern Israel known for its historically mixed Muslim, Christian, and Druze population.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adonijah Target entity description: Adonijah was a son of King David in the Hebrew Bible who attempted to claim the throne of Israel before Solomon’s succession.
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A.
Ish-bosheth
Ish-bosheth is a biblical figure, a son of King Saul who briefly ruled part of Israel in opposition to David after Saul’s death.
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B.
Amnon
Amnon is a biblical figure known as the eldest son of King David, whose rape of his half-sister Tamar and subsequent murder by her brother Absalom sparked major turmoil in David’s household.
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C.
Rehoboam
Rehoboam was a king of ancient Judah, best known for his harsh policies that led to the division of the united monarchy of Israel into the northern and southern kingdoms.
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D.
Mephibosheth
Mephibosheth is a biblical figure, the disabled son of Jonathan and grandson of King Saul, known for receiving unexpected kindness and protection from King David.
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E.
Shfar'am
Shfar'am is an ancient, predominantly Arab city in northern Israel known for its historically mixed Muslim, Christian, and Druze population.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Biblical figure
ⓘ
Prince of Israel ⓘ Son of David ⓘ |
| associatedWithKing |
David
ⓘ
Solomon ⓘ
linked to:
King Solomon
|
| attemptedUsurpationOf | Throne of Israel ⓘ |
| birthOrderAmongDavidSons | fourth ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | order of King Solomon ⓘ |
| conditionForSparing | showing himself a worthy man ⓘ |
| declaredKingWhileDavidAlive | true ⓘ |
| era |
United Monarchy of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)
|
| executedBy |
Benaiah son of Jehoiada
ⓘ
linked to:
Benaiah
|
| familyHouse |
House of David
ⓘ
linked to:
King Davidic dynasty
|
| father | David ⓘ |
| fledTo | altar ⓘ |
| kingdomContext |
Kingdom of Israel under David and Solomon
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)
|
| languageOfPrimarySources |
Biblical Hebrew
ⓘ
linked to:
Hebrew
|
| laterRequested | Abishag the Shunammite as wife ⓘ |
| locationOfCoronationAttempt | En-rogel ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
First Book of Kings
ⓘ
linked to:
1 Kings
Second Book of Samuel ⓘ
linked to:
2 Samuel
|
| mother | Haggith ⓘ |
| name | Adonijah ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Yahweh is my lord ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
execution after request for Abishag
ⓘ
seeking sanctuary at the altar in Jerusalem ⓘ self-exaltation as king at En-rogel ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Bathsheba
ⓘ
Benaiah ⓘ Nathan ⓘ |
| positionClaimed | King of Israel ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| requestConveyedThrough | Bathsheba ⓘ |
| requestInterpretedAs | renewed claim to the throne ⓘ |
| requestInterpretedBy |
Solomon
ⓘ
linked to:
King Solomon
|
| rivalForThrone |
Solomon
ⓘ
linked to:
King Solomon
|
| sacrificedAnimalsAt | En-rogel ⓘ |
| scripturalRole | rival claimant to Davidic succession ⓘ |
| sibling |
Absalom
ⓘ
Amnon ⓘ Chileab ⓘ Solomon ⓘ
linked to:
King Solomon
|
| soughtAsylumBy | taking hold of the horns of the altar ⓘ |
| sparedBy |
Solomon
ⓘ
linked to:
King Solomon
|
| supportedBy |
Abiathar
ⓘ
Joab ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Adonijah Description of subject: Adonijah was a son of King David in the Hebrew Bible who attempted to claim the throne of Israel before Solomon’s succession.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.