After her, he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
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After her, he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
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And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
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And after her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 11:20 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Chronicles 13:2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
- 1 Kings 15:1-2 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign over Judah. He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
- 2 Chronicles 11:21 Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter 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.
- 2 Chronicles 12:16 Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in David’s city; and Abijah his son reigned in his place.
- Matthew 1:7 Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maacah the…
And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maacah the chief,.... The chief of all his sons, head over them, being the son of his most beloved wife, and her firstborn however, and perhaps might be of a greater capacity than the rest of his children:
to be ruler among his brethren; or over them; gave him greater authority, and intrusted him with more power, set him above them, and treated him as heir apparent to the crown: for he thought
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to make him king; either to take him into partnership in the throne with him in his lifetime, or to appoint and declare him to be his successor.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 20. Maachah the daughter of Absalom] 1Kg 15:10.…
Verse 20. Maachah the daughter of Absalom] 1Kg 15:10. She is called Michaiah, the daughter of Uriel, 2Ch 13:2. For this the Targum gives the following reason: "Abijah reigned three years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Michaiah, daughter of Uriel of Gibeatha. She is the same as Michah, the daughter of Absalom; but, because she was an upright woman, her name was changed into the more excellent name Michaiah, and her fathers name into that of Uriel of Gibeatha, that the name of Absalom might not be remembered."
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Maachah the daughter of Absalom - Rather, “grand-daughter” (see…
Maachah the daughter of Absalom - Rather, “grand-daughter” (see the 1Ki 15:2 note).
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Daughter, or grand-daughter, by Thamar, 3 Kings xv. 2.…
Daughter, or grand-daughter, by Thamar, 3 Kings xv. 2. (Calmet)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain after her he took Maachah . . . daughter--that…
after her he took Maachah . . . daughter--that is, granddaughter (Sa2 14:27) of Absalom, Tamar being, according to JOSEPHUS, her mother. (Compare Sa2 18:18).
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 20. Maacah] Perhaps the grand-daughter of Absalom, since she…
20. Maacah] Perhaps the grand-daughter of Absalom, since she is called the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah in 2Ch_13:2 (where “Maacah” should be read with the LXX. for “Michaiah”). Absalom had no son (2Sa_18:18), but he may have had a daughter who married Uriel and became the mother of this Maacah.
Abijah] Called “Abijam” 1Ki_15:1.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (20) Maachah the daughter of Absalom—i.e., granddaughter, as appears…
(20) Maachah the daughter of Absalom—i.e., granddaughter, as appears from 2Sa_14:27, where Tamar is named as the “one daughter” of Absalom Josephus says Maachah was daughter of Tamar (Ant 8:10, 1). (Comp. 2Sa_18:18; 2Ch_13:2; 1Ki_15:10.)
Which bare him Abijah.—Rehoboam’s successor, called “Abijam” in Kings. The other three are unknown.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Maachah was the granddaughter of Absalom by his daughter…
Maachah was the granddaughter of Absalom by his daughter Tamar, wife of Uriel (2Ch_13:21; 1Ki_15:2)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Mahalath ... Maacah
Mahalath ... Maacah
These are the names of women. (See: How to Translate Names)
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Rehoboam took Maacah
This idiom means that he married her. AT: "Rehoboam married Maacah" (See: Idiom)
Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith
These are the names of men. (See: How to Translate Names)
eighteen wives and sixty concubines ... twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters
"18 wives and 60 concubines ... 28 sons and 60 daughters" (See: Numbers)
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Absalom
love
concubine
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