2 Chronicles 11:21

Translations

Modern

Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he was the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.

Traditional

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.)

Literal

And Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines. For he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he begat twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.

Latin

Amavit autem Roboam Maacha filiam Absalom super omnes uxores suas et concubinas: nam uxores decem et octo duxerat, concubinas autem sexaginta: et genuit viginti octo filios, et sexaginta filias.

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English

Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he was the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.

Notes

2 Chronicles 11:18–22

Rehoboam likely had the same number of wives and children throughout his reign, not just by his fifth year. He loved his second wife more than his first, so he broke the rule of primogeniture (inheritance belonging to the firstborn son, Deuteronomy 21:15–17) by making Abijah the next king, possibly in a co-regency. This action ensured a smooth succession.

2 Chronicles 11:5–23

The Lord blessed Rehoboam through his building projects, the movement of loyal priests from the north to the south, the migration of faithful people from the north to Jerusalem, and his large family.

Theme notes and profiles

Jeroboam I Rehoboam

Related verses

Judges 8:30
Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives.
Deuteronomy 17:17
He must not take many wives for himself, lest his heart go astray. He must not accumulate for himself large amounts of silver and gold.
1 Kings 11:3
He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away.
2 Samuel 3:2–5
And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;
2 Samuel 5:13
After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.
2 Chronicles 11:23
Rehoboam also acted wisely by dispersing some of his sons throughout the districts of Judah and Benjamin, and to all the fortified cities. He gave them abundant provisions and sought many wives for them.
Song of Solomon 6:8–9
There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, and maidens without number,
1 Chronicles 3:1–9
These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second was Daniel by Abigail of Carmel;

People

Absalom: David's rebellious son who tried to usurp the throne Maacah: Daughter of Abishalom; wife of Rehoboam; mother of Abijah Rehoboam: Son of Solomon, first king of Judah

Glossary

Abijam Birthright Chronicles, Books of First and Second Concubinage, Concubines Genealogy Maacah, Maachah (Person) Rehoboam

Topics

Concubinage: Laws Concerning: Rehoboam Lasciviousness: Rehoboam Maachah: Also Called Michaiah: Mother of Abijam and Grandmother of Asa Polygamy: Rehoboam Polygamy: The Evil Effects of Rehoboam's Rehoboam: Builds Fortified Cities; is Temporarily Prosperous

2 Chronicles 11:21

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