Haggith
One of David's wives at Hebron and the mother of Adonijah, his fourth son. Her son's attempt to take the throne in David's old age — riding out with chariots and fifty runners, and holding a feast at En-rogel — is the crisis that prompts Bathsheba and Nathan to secure the succession for Solomon.
What we know — and how we know it
Where in scripture
2 Samuel1 Kings1 Chroniclesand the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
2 Samuel 3:4 — Mother of Adonijah
Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king.” Then he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
1 Kings 1:5
Then Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, “Haven’t you heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns, and David our lord doesn’t know it?
1 Kings 1:11
Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. She said, “Do you come peaceably?” He said, “Peaceably.
1 Kings 2:13
the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith;
1 Chronicles 3:2
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.
