1 Kings 1:4-6

Holman Christian Standard Bible

⁴ The girl was of unsurpassed beauty,^(A) and she became the king’s caregiver. She served him, but he was not intimate with^[a] her.

Adonijah’s Bid for Power

⁵ Adonijah son of Haggith^(B) kept exalting himself, saying, “I will be king!” He prepared chariots, cavalry, and 50 men to run ahead of him.^{[b](C) 6} But his father had never once reprimanded^[c](D) him by saying, “Why do you act this way?”^(E) In addition, he was quite handsome^(F) and was born after Absalom.^(G)