6 Mais son père ne voulait point lui donner de chagrin pendant sa vie, ni lui dire: Pourquoi agis-tu ainsi? Lui aussi était fort beau, et sa mère l'avait enfanté après Absalom.
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(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.)
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