2 Chronicles 11:18-23
Holman Christian Standard Bible
18 Rehoboam married Mahalath, daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab.(A) 19 She bore sons to him: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham. 20 After her, he married Maacah daughter[a](B) of Absalom. She bore Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith to him. 21 Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter[b] of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines. He acquired 18 wives(C) and 60 concubines and was the father of 28 sons and 60 daughters.
22 Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief, leader among his brothers, intending to make him king.(D) 23 Rehoboam also showed discernment by dispersing some of his sons to all the regions of Judah and Benjamin and to all the fortified cities. He gave them plenty of provisions and sought many wives for them.
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- 2 Chronicles 11:20 Possibly granddaughter; 2Ch 13:2
- 2 Chronicles 11:21 Possibly granddaughter; 2Ch 13:2
2 Chronicles 11:18-23
Common English Bible
18 Rehoboam married Mahalath daughter of Jerimoth, David’s son, and Abihail daughter of Eliab, Jesse’s son. 19 The sons she bore him were Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham. 20 Later he married Maacah, Absalom’s daughter, who bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. 21 Rehoboam loved Absalom’s daughter Maacah more than all his wives and secondary wives. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty secondary wives, twenty-eight sons, and sixty daughters. 22 Rehoboam named Abijah, Maacah’s son, as his successor in order to make him king. 23 He wisely placed some of his sons in every region of Judah and Benjamin, in every fortified city, and gave them plenty of food and sought many wives for them.
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