He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. ¹  His mother was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom. ² 

Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah; she was Onam’s mother.

Even if my father and mother abandoned me, ¹  the Lord would take me in. ² 

Look, I was guilty of sin from birth, a sinner the moment my mother conceived me. ¹ 

He makes the barren woman of the family ¹  a happy mother of children. ²  Praise the Lord!

When I was a son to my father, ¹  a tender only child ²  before my mother,

A wise child ¹  brings joy to his father, but a foolish person ²  despises ³  his mother.

May your father and your mother have joy; may she who bore you rejoice. ¹ 

The words of King Lemuel, ¹  an oracle ²  that his mother taught him:

“‘Observe – everyone who quotes proverbs will quote this proverb about you: “Like mother, like daughter.”

“Son of man, there were two women who were daughters of the same mother.

And pointing ¹  toward his disciples he said, “Here ²  are my mother and my brothers!

honor your father and mother, ¹  and love your neighbor as yourself.” ² 

He answered them and said, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” ¹ 

For whoever does the will of God is ¹  my brother and sister and mother.”

then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother.

For this reason a man will leave his father and mother, ¹ 

Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where the body ¹  was placed.

And who am I ¹  that the mother of my Lord should come and visit me?

So ¹  the child’s ²  father ³  and mother were amazed ⁴  at what was said about him.