⁶ (And his father had not ^[a]rebuked him at any time by saying, “Why have you done so?” He was also very good-looking. ^(A)His mother had borne him after Absalom.)

³ his second, ^[a]Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite; the third, ^(A)Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king ^(B)of Geshur; ⁴ the fourth, ^(C)Adonijah the son of Haggith; the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;

⁵ And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons:

² the third, ^(A)Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, ^(B)Adonijah the son of Haggith;

^13 (A)For I have told him that I will ^(B)judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knows, because ^(C)his sons made themselves vile, and he ^(D)did not ^[a]restrain them.

David Forgives Absalom

²⁵ Now in all Israel there was no one who was praised as much as Absalom for his good looks. ^(A)From the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.