⁴ The young woman was very beautiful, and she cared for the king. She served the king, but he did not have intimate relations with her.

Adonijah’s Plan. ⁵ Adonijah, the son of Haggith, exulted himself saying, “I will be king.” He had his own chariots and horsemen, and he had fifty men to run in front of him.^{[a] 6} His father never rebuked him by saying, “Why have you done this?” He was very handsome, and he had been born after Absalom.