“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.”
"His father had never rebuked him at any time by asking, 'Why have you done thus?' He was also very handsome, and he was born after Amnon." — David's parental failure (*lo-`atzvo avi kol-yomim lemar madu'a kach asita*, literally "his father never grieved him all his days saying why have you done thus") is presented as a direct cause of Adonijah's rebellion—a tragic echo of Eli's failure with his sons (1 Sam 3:13). The phrase *vaya'aseh ken* (he was also handsome) uses the participle form of *asah* (to make/do), suggesting Adonijah has *made* or *constructed* his handsomeness as a tool. Born after Amnon (the firstborn killed by Absalom), Adonijah inherits the position of eldest surviving son, creating plausible dynastic claim. The narration indicts permissive parenting as antecedent to rebellion.
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