⁶ 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.

² the third, Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith;

^5 (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;