他父親從來沒有使他難過，沒有問過他說：『你為甚麼這樣作？』他丰姿非常俊美；是在押沙龍之後生的。

他父亲素来没有使他忧闷，说：“你是做什么呢？”他甚俊美，生在押沙龙之后。

他父亲从来没有责怪他，说：“你为何这么做？”他非常俊美，生在押沙龙之后。

他父亲从来没有责怪他，说：“你为何这么做？”他非常俊美，生在押沙龙之后。

他父亲从不干涉、责问他：“你这是做什么？”他是押沙龙的弟弟，长得英俊非凡。

他的父亲从来没有责难他说：“你为什么这样作呢？”他的容貌也很英俊，他是在押沙龙之后生的。

他父親素來沒有使他憂悶，說：「你是做甚麼呢？」他甚俊美，生在押沙龍之後。

他父親從來沒有責怪他，說：「你為何這麼做？」他非常俊美，生在押沙龍之後。

他父親從來沒有責怪他，說：「你為何這麼做？」他非常俊美，生在押沙龍之後。

他父親從不干涉、責問他：「你這是做什麼？」他是押沙龍的弟弟，長得英俊非凡。

他的父親從來沒有責難他說：“你為甚麼這樣作呢？”他的容貌也很英俊，他是在押沙龍之後生的。

彼乃後押沙龍而生、姿容甚美、其父未嘗使之不樂、曰、爾何行此、

此子乃押沙龍弟、丰采甚都、在昔其父、未嘗詰其所為何事、故不使懷憂。

其父向未責之曰、爾何為行此、或作其父向未使之懷憂未嘗詰之爾所為何事其容貌亦甚俊美、生於押沙龍後、

( His father had never rebuked him by asking,“ Why do you behave as you do?” He was also very handsome and was born next after Absalom.)

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.

His father had never at any time displeased him by asking,“ Why have you done thus and so?” He was also a very handsome man, and he was born next after Absalom.

Now his father, King David, had never disciplined him at any time, even by asking,“ Why are you doing that?” Adonijah had been born next after Absalom, and he was very handsome.

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.

And his father had never rebuked him at any time by asking,“ Why have you done so?” And he was also a very handsome man, and he was born after Absalom.

( And his father had not rebuked him at any time by saying,“ Why have you done so?” He was also very good-looking. His mother had borne him after Absalom.)

And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he was also a very goodly man; and he was born after Absalom.

But his father had never once reprimanded him by saying,“ Why do you act this way?” In addition, he was quite handsome and was born after Absalom.

And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also[ was a] very goodly[ man]; and[ his mother] bare him after Absalom.

( Now his father had never corrected him by saying,“ Why do you do such things?” He was also very handsome and had been born right after Absalom.)

His father had not displeased him at any time in saying,“ Why have you done so?” and he was also a very handsome man; and he was born after Absalom.

他的第二個兒子基利押、是那作過迦密人拿八的妻子亞比該生的；第三的押沙龍、是基述王達買的女兒瑪迦生的；第四的亞多尼雅、是哈及生的；第五的示法提雅、是亞比他生的；

愚妄纏住兒童的心；管教的棍子能把它趕得遠遠。

而你們竟忘卻了那勸勉、那和你們、如同和兒子理論的話說：『我兒，主的管教你別小看；你受他指責、也別灰心；因為主所愛的、主就管教；他所承認的每一個兒子、他都鞭打』。

我必使他知道，為了他所知道的罪孽我必永遠判罰他的家，因為他的兒子自招咒詛，他也不斥責他們。

三子押沙龍、是基述王達買的女兒瑪迦生的；四子亞多尼雅、是哈及生的；

不可顧惜而不管教兒童；你用刑杖擊打他，他必不至於死。你用刑杖擊打他，你卻可以援救他不早下陰間。

責打的刑打能增加智慧；放縱的孩子使母親羞愧。

全以色列中沒有俊秀的人能比得上押沙龍的：他非常得人讚美：從腳掌到頭頂沒有一點瑕疵。

有人跑去從那裏給領出來；他站在人民中間，從肩膀以上、都高過眾民。

他有一個兒子、名叫掃羅、又健壯又俊美，在以色列人中沒有一個能比他更俊美的；從肩膀以上、他都高過任何人。