1 Kings 1:6

New International Reader's Version

His father had never tried to stop him from doing what he wanted to. His father had never asked him, “Why are you acting the way you do?” Adonijah was also very handsome. Now that Absalom was dead, Adonijah was David’s oldest son.

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:25

In the whole land of Israel there wasn’t any man as handsome as Absalom was. That’s why everyone praised him. From the top of his head to the bottom of his feet he didn’t have any flaws.

1 Kings 2:22

King Solomon answered his mother, “Why are you asking me to give Abishag, the Shunammite, to Adonijah? You might as well ask me to give him the whole kingdom! After all, he’s my older brother. And he doesn’t want the kingdom only for himself. He also wants it for Abiathar the priest and for Joab, the son of Zeruiah.”

1 Chronicles 3:2

The third son was Absalom. His mother was Maakah. She was the daughter of Talmai, the king of Geshur. The fourth son was Adonijah. His mother was Haggith.

Proverbs 22:15

Children are going to do foolish things. But correcting them will drive that foolishness far away.

Proverbs 29:15

If a child is corrected, they become wise. But a child who is not corrected brings shame to their mother.

1 Samuel 10:23

So they ran over there and brought him out. When he stood up, the people saw that he was a head taller than any of them.

1 Samuel 3:13

I told Eli I would punish his family forever. He knew his sons were sinning. He knew they were saying bad things about me. In spite of that, he did not stop them.

1 Samuel 9:2

Kish had a son named Saul. Saul was a handsome young man. He was more handsome than anyone in Israel. And he was a head taller than anyone else.