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1 Kings 1:4-6
Christian Standard Bible
1 Kings 1:4-6
Christian Standard Bible
4 The girl was of unsurpassed beauty,(A) and she became the king’s caregiver. She attended to him, but he was not intimate with[a] her.
Adonijah’s Bid for Power
5 Adonijah son of Haggith(B) kept exalting himself, saying, “I will be king!” He prepared chariots, cavalry, and fifty men to run ahead of him.[b](C) 6 But his father had never once infuriated(D) him by asking, “Why did you do that?” (E) In addition, he was quite handsome(F) and was born after Absalom.(G)
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