1 Chronicles 3:1

1 Chronicles 3:1 says, Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess:  The next few verses list the sons of David and their mothers.  Even though he was called a man after God's own heart, David certainly didn't follow God's law about marriage.  Verse two adds, The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:  Absalom would certainly give David a lot of problems, but David didn't stop loving him.  Even if we are followers of Christ, our children may give us a lot of problems, but we should never stop loving them.  Verse three continues, The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.  Verse four states, These six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.  His first six children were born in Hebron, where he had reigned for seven and a half years.  Then, he relocated to Jerusalem, where he reigned for thirty-three years, and his other children were born there.   Verse five adds, And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel:  Bathsheba is called Bathshua here, and although born tenth, Solomon would follow David as king, Matthew Henry said more because of David preference than because of any great ability Solomon had, because he didn't ask for wisdom until after he became king.  Verse six continues, Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,  Verse seven says, And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,  Verse eight adds, And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.  Verse nine continues, These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.  Matthew Henry points out besides these sons, David had more by concubines, but they weren't listed because his concubines had acted treacherously toward him when Absalom had rebelled, but that still wasn't the fault of the children.  Even if someone we have a child by acts terrible to us, that still does not mean that we should not claim the child and love them, even if it causes us problems in life.