Adonijah Bible — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on adonijah bible, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · 1 Kings 1:5 (KJV)
Who was Adonijah's father?
Answer: David
Study note. Now Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king. (1 Kings 1:5)
Lesson 2 · 1 Kings 1:5 (KJV)
What did Adonijah do without David's knowledge?
Answer: Exalted himself, saying, I will be king, and prepared chariots and horsemen
Study note. Now Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. (1 Kings 1:5)
Lesson 3 · 1 Kings 1:6 (KJV)
Who had not displeased Adonijah at any time?
Answer: His father David
Study note. And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? (1 Kings 1:6)
Lesson 4 · 1 Kings 1:7 (KJV)
Whom did Adonijah invite to his sacrificial feast?
Answer: All his brethren the king's sons, and all the men of Judah the king's servants
Study note. And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him. But he slew not... Zadok the priest, and Benaiah... and Nathan the prophet... And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth... and called all his brethren the king's sons, and all the men of Judah the king's servants. (1 Kings 1:7-9)
Lesson 5 · 1 Kings 1:10 (KJV)
Who did Adonijah NOT invite to his feast?
Answer: Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, Zadok the priest, and Solomon his brother
Study note. But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not. (1 Kings 1:10)
Lesson 6 · 1 Kings 1:11 (KJV)
Who told Bathsheba about Adonijah's claim?
Answer: Nathan the prophet
Study note. Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not? (1 Kings 1:11)
Lesson 7 · 1 Kings 1:30 (KJV)
What did David command concerning Solomon?
Answer: That he should reign after him and sit upon his throne
Study note. And David said... Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day. (1 Kings 1:30)
Lesson 8 · 1 Kings 1:39 (KJV)
How was Solomon made king?
Answer: Anointed by Zadok the priest at Gihon, riding on David's mule
Study note. And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon. (1 Kings 1:39)
Lesson 9 · 1 Kings 1:50 (KJV)
What did Adonijah do when he heard Solomon was made king?
Answer: Feared, rose up, and caught hold on the horns of the altar
Study note. And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. (1 Kings 1:50)
Lesson 10 · 1 Kings 1:52 (KJV)
What condition did Solomon set for Adonijah's life?
Answer: If he shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth; but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die
Study note. And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die. (1 Kings 1:52)
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does adonijah bible point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?