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, and he was born next after Absalom.

2 the third, ^xAbsalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, ^yAdonijah, whose mother was Haggith;

5 ^bThese were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan and ^cSolomon, four by Bath-shua, the daughter of Ammiel;