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

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) 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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Footnotes

  1. 1:4 Lit he did not know
  2. 1:5 Heralds announcing his procession

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