Adonijah was apparently a spoiled child. The Holy Spirit says, "His father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man." 1 Kings 1:6. The handsome Absalom, slightly his senior, was similarly treated by David his father. Good-looking children are in special danger when in the hands of foolish parents. The wise king's words in Prov. 19:18 are true for all time: "Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying." There are many broken hearts among God's people due to the neglect of parental discipline. The dishonor to the name of the Lord is still more serious, for the house of the Christian should be like unto the house of God, where the divine will alone should be done.