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1 Chronicles 3:2

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Absalom son of Maacah, daughter of King Talmai of Geshur, was third; Adonijah son of Haggith was fourth;

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But Geshur and Aram captured  Jair’s Villages  along with Kenath and its surrounding villages #– #sixty towns. All these were the descendants of Machir father of Gilead.


Adonijah son of Haggith  kept exalting himself, saying, ‘I will be king! ’ He prepared chariots, cavalry, and fifty men to run ahead of him.  ,


The king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber above the city gate and wept. As he walked, he cried, ‘My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son! ’


When he was alive, Absalom had taken a pillar and raised it up  for himself in the King’s Valley,  since he thought, ‘I have no son  to preserve the memory of my name.’ So he named the pillar after himself. It is still called Absalom’s Monument today.


Joab said, ‘I’m not going to waste time with you! ’ He then took three spears  in his hand and thrust them into Absalom’s chest. While Absalom was still alive in the oak tree,


For your servant made a vow when I lived in Geshur of Aram,  saying, “If the Lord really brings me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the Lord in Hebron.” ’  ,


‘Look,’ Absalom explained to Joab, ‘I sent for you and said, “Come here. I want to send you to the king to ask: Why have I come back from Geshur? I’d be better off if I were still there.” So now, let me see the king. If I am guilty, let him kill me.’


So Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom  to Jerusalem.


After Absalom had fled to Geshur and had been there for three years,


Some time passed. David’s son Absalom  had a beautiful sister named Tamar,  and David’s son Amnon  was infatuated with her.


the fourth was Adonijah, son of Haggith; the fifth was Shephatiah, son of Abital;


but the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites and Maacathites.  So Geshur and Maacath still live in Israel today.


his second was Chileab, by Abigail,  the widow of Nabal the Carmelite; the third was Absalom, son of Maacah the daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;


King Solomon answered his mother, ‘Why are you requesting Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my elder brother,  you might as well ask the kingship for him,  for the priest Abiathar, and for Joab son of Zeruiah.’  ,


These  were David’s sons who were born to him in Hebron: Amnon was the firstborn, by Ahinoam of Jezreel; Daniel was born second, by Abigail of Carmel;


Shephatiah, by Abital, was fifth; and Ithream, by David’s wife Eglah, was sixth.


But his father had never once infuriated  him by asking, ‘Why did you do that? ’  In addition, he was quite handsome  and was born after Absalom.





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