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, ^dand 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 ^rThese were born to him in Jerusalem: ^sShimea, Shobab, Nathan and ^tSolomon, four by ^uBath-shua, the daughter of ^uAmmiel;