Adnah, ad'-nah (Heb.) – delight; pleasure; rest.

a An Israelite of the tribe of Manasseh (I Chron. 12:20). b An Israelite of the tribe of Judah (II Chron. 17:14).

Meta. The understanding that true overcoming, joy, and peace (pleasure, delight, rest) are the products of love, good judgment, and praise; they are not brought about by personal will. (Both men named Adnah were captains of thousands, and mighty men of valor. Adnah, the Manassite, was a captain under Saul first, but he left Saul and went to David. The other Adnah was one of Jehoshaphat's captains. Manasseh symbolizes understanding; Saul–personal will; David –love; Jehoshaphat–the development in consciousness of the idea of judgment; Judah–praise.)