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2 Chronicles 11:22

AbijahMaachahRehoboam

20 And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.

21 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.)

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 appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, intending to make him king.
KJV
And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.
WEB
Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, the prince among his brothers, for he intended to make him king.
ASV
And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, [even] the prince among his brethren; for [he was minded] to make him king.
DARBY
And Rehoboam established Abijah the son of Maachah at the head, to be ruler among his brethren; for [he thought] to make him king.
BLB
And Rehoboam appointed as chief Abijah son of Maacah for leader among his brothers, in order to make him king.
ÅB
Rehabeam satte Abia, Ma'akas sønn, til overhode og fyrste blant hans brødre; for han hadde i sinne å gjøre ham til konge.
OTB
Rehabeam utnevnte Abia, sønn av Maaka, til høvding og leder blant sine brødre, med den hensikt å gjøre ham til konge.
B1930
Rehabeam satte Abia, Ma'akas sønn, til overhode og fyrste blandt hans brødre; for han hadde i sinne å gjøre ham til konge.

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  • Deuteronomy 21:15–17

    If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:

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  • 1 Chronicles 29:1

    Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.

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  • 1 Chronicles 5:1–2

    Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

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