After her, he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. 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. Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, the prince among his brothers; for he intended to make him king. He dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city. He gave them food in abundance and he sought many wives for them.
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Rehoboam took a wife for himself, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse. She bore him sons: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham. After her, he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. 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. Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, the prince among his brothers; for he intended to make him king. He dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city. He gave them food in abundance and he sought many wives for them.
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After her, he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
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.
Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, the prince among his brothers; for he intended to make him king.
He dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city. He gave them food in abundance and he sought many wives for them.
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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.)
And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.
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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And after her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines — for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines, and begot twenty and eight sons and threescore daughters.
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.
And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fortified city; and he gave them victual in abundance. And he sought for them many wives.
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- Deuteronomy 17:17 (v21) He shall not multiply wives to himself, that his heart not turn away. He shall not greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
- Judges 8:30 (v21) Gideon had seventy sons conceived from his body, for he had many wives.
- 1 Kings 11:3 (v21) He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines. His wives turned his heart away.
- 2 Samuel 3:2-5 (v21) Sons were born to David in Hebron. His firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; and his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of…
- 2 Samuel 5:13 (v21) David took more concubines and wives for himself out of Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron; and more sons and daughters were born to…
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- Deuteronomy 21:15-17 (v22) If a man has two wives, the one beloved and the other hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated, and if the…
- 2 Chronicles 11:23 (v21) He dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city. He gave them food…
- Song of Solomon 6:8-9 (v21) There are sixty queens, eighty concubines, and virgins without number. My dove, my perfect one, is unique. She is her mother’s only…
- 2 Chronicles 13:2 (v20) He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and…
- 1 Chronicles 3:1-9 (v21) Now these were the sons of David, who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second, Daniel, of…
- Genesis 25:6 (v23) but Abraham gave gifts to the sons of Abraham’s concubines. While he still lived, he sent them away from Isaac his son, eastward, to the…
- 1 Kings 1:5-6 (v23) Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king.” Then he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to…
- 1 Kings 15:1-2 (v20) 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…
- 1 Chronicles 5:1-2 (v22) The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn; but, because he defiled his father’s couch, his birthright was given…
- 1 Chronicles 29:1 (v22) David the king said to all the assembly, “Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great; for…
- 2 Chronicles 10:8-15 (v23) But he abandoned the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him, who…
- 2 Chronicles 11:21 (v20) Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines; for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and…
- 2 Chronicles 12:16 (v20) Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in David’s city; and Abijah his son reigned in his place.
- 2 Chronicles 21:3 (v23) Their father gave them great gifts of silver, of gold, and of precious things, with fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to…
- Matthew 1:7 (v20) Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa.
- Luke 16:8 (v23) “His lord commended the dishonest manager because he had done wisely, for the children of this world are, in their own generation, wiser…
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv22–23 Called also Abijam, who reigned three years, 1 Kings…
Called also Abijam, who reigned three years, 1 Kings 15:2.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv21–23 2Ch 11:21 And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of…
2Ch 11:21 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.)
Ver. 21. He took Maachah, the daughter of Absalom,] i.e., His niece by his sister, or his daughter Tamar, whose husband haply was called Uriel. See 1Ki 15:2.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv22–23 To be ruler among his brethren; he declared him…
To be ruler among his brethren; he declared him his successor, and gave him the dominion over his brethren; wherein (if he was not the first-born, as it seems to be implied, because this is mentioned as an effect of his superlative love to his mother) he transgressed that law, Deu 21:15,16, unless God was pleased to dispense with it at this time.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv20–21 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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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv22–23 Ruler - He declared him his successor, and gave…
Ruler - He declared him his successor, and gave him the dominion over, his brethren.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv20–23 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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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv22–23 2Ch 11:22. Rehoboam made Abijah ruler among his brethren…
2Ch 11:22. Rehoboam made Abijah ruler among his brethren — He declared him his successor, and gave him the dominion over his brethren.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv20, 22, 23 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 On vv20, 22, 23 Daughter, or grand-daughter, by Thamar, 3 Kings xv. 2.…
Daughter, or grand-daughter, by Thamar, 3 Kings xv. 2. (Calmet)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv20–23 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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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv21–23 21. Eighteen wives, and threescore concubines — See note…
21. Eighteen wives, and threescore concubines — See note on 1Ki_11:3. Rehoboam imitated, but did not go to the extent of, his father’s polygamy. In the number of sons and daughters, however, he far excelled his father.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv20, 22, 23 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 On vv20–23 (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 On vv20–23 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 On vv20, 22 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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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v23 11:23 Rehoboam’s delegation of control to the royal princes…
11:23 Rehoboam’s delegation of control to the royal princes extended the reign of the royal family into outlying districts. This provided for a smooth transition of power and also made a revolt or attempted coup less likely. Perhaps this was Rehoboam’s conscious attempt to avoid troubles that God had promised David’s house (2 Sam 12:10-11).
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