His father had never at any time displeased him by asking, “Why have you done thus and so?” He was also a very handsome man, (A)and he was born next after Absalom.

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the third, Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith;

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(A)These were born to him in Jerusalem: (B)Shimea, Shobab, Nathan and (C)Solomon, four by (D)Bath-shua, the daughter of (E)Ammiel;

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