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)

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Cross references

  • Judges 8:30

    And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.

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  • Deuteronomy 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.

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  • 1 Kings 11:3

    And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.

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  • 2 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.

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  • 2 Samuel 3:2–5

    And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;

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  • 2 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.

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  • Song of Solomon 6:8–9

    There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.

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  • 1 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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