2 Chronicles 11:21
19 Which bare him children; Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham.
20 And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)
22 And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.
23 And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.
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- BSB
- Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he was the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
- KJV
- And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)
- WEB
- Rehoboam loved Maacah the granddaughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines; for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and became the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
- ASV
- And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines, and begat twenty and eight sons and threescore daughters.)
- DARBY
- And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines; for he had taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he begot twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
- BLB
- And Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines. For he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he begat twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
- ÅB
- Rehabeam elsket Ma'aka, Absaloms datter, mere enn alle sine andre hustruer og medhustruer; for han hadde tatt seg atten hustruer og seksti medhustruer; og han fikk åtte og tyve sønner og seksti døtre.
- OTB
- Rehabeam elsket Maaka, datter av Absalom, mer enn alle sine andre koner og medhustruer. Han hadde tatt atten koner og seksti medhustruer, og fikk tjueåtte sønner og seksti døtre.
- B1930
- Rehabeam elsket Ma'aka, Absaloms datter, mere enn alle sine andre hustruer og medhustruer; for han hadde tatt sig atten hustruer og seksti medhustruer; og han fikk åtte og tyve sønner og seksti døtre.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Judges 8:30
And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 17:17
Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
Read in context1 Kings 11:3
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.
Read in context2 Samuel 5:13
And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.
Read in context2 Samuel 3:2–5
And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
Read in context2 Chronicles 11:23
And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 6:8–9
There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.
Read in context1 Chronicles 3:1–9
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:
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