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1 Kings 1:6

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; dand his mother bare him after Absalom.

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1 Kings 1:6 — The New International Version (NIV)

(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.)

1 Kings 1:6 — English Standard Version (ESV)

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.

1 Kings 1:6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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.

1 Kings 1:6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

(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.)

1 Kings 1:6 — New Century Version (NCV)

Now David had never interfered with Adonijah by questioning what he did. Born next after Absalom, Adonijah was a very handsome man.

1 Kings 1:6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

1 Kings 1:6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And his father had not grieved him at any time in saying, Why doest thou so? and he was also a very comely man; and his mother bore him after Absalom.

1 Kings 1:6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

His father had never confronted him by asking why he was doing this.

1 Kings 1:6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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.

1 Kings 1:6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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.

1 Kings 1:6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

His father did not rebuke him at any time by saying, “Why did you do so?” Now he was also very handsome of appearance; she had borne him after Absalom.

1 Kings 1:6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

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.

1 Kings 1:6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

His father had never crossed 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.


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