13 And (A)David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron. Also more sons and daughters were born to David.

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These were all the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines, and (A)Tamar their sister.

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17 Neither shall he multiply wives for himself, lest his heart turn away; nor shall he greatly multiply silver and (A)gold for himself.

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21 But Abijah grew mighty, married fourteen wives, and begot twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

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The Family of Rehoboam

18 Then Rehoboam took for himself as wife Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of (A)Eliah the son of Jesse. 19 And she bore him children: Jeush, Shamariah, and Zaham. 20 After her he took (B)Maachah the [a]granddaughter of (C)Absalom; and she bore him (D)Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. 21 Now Rehoboam loved Maachah the granddaughter of Absalom more than all his (E)wives and his concubines; for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and begot twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 11:20 Lit. daughter, but in the broader sense of granddaughter

Then David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David begot more sons and daughters. And (A)these are the names of his children whom he had in Jerusalem: [a]Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, Ibhar, [b]Elishua, [c]Elpelet, Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, [d]Beeliada, and Eliphelet.

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And (A)Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac. But Abraham gave gifts to the sons of the concubines which Abraham had; and while he was still living he (B)sent them eastward, away from Isaac his son, to (C)the country of the east.

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