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She was very beautiful. She cared for the king and served him, but the king didn’t have sex with her.

Adonijah’s rebellion

Adonijah, Haggith’s son, bragged about himself and said, “I’ll rule as king myself.” He got his own chariot and horses with fifty runners to go in front. Now Adonijah’s father had never given him direction; he never questioned why Adonijah did what he did. He was very handsome and was born after Absalom.

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