Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Rehoboam loved Maakah daughter of Absalom more than any of his other wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters. New Living Translation Rehoboam loved Maacah more than any of his other wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and they gave birth to twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters. English Standard Version Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and concubines (he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters). Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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.) New King James Version Now Rehoboam loved Maachah the granddaughter of Absalom more than all his wives and his concubines; for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and begot twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters. New American Standard Bible Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom more than all his other wives and concubines. For he had taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters. NASB 1995 Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom more than all his other wives and concubines. For he had taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines and fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters. NASB 1977 And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom more than all his other wives and concubines. For he had taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines and fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters. Legacy Standard Bible And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom more than all his other wives and concubines. For he had taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines and became the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters. Amplified Bible Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter (granddaughter) of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines—for he had taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters. Christian Standard Bible Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines. He acquired eighteen wives and sixty concubines and was the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters. Holman Christian Standard Bible Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines. He acquired 18 wives and 60 concubines and was the father of 28 sons and 60 daughters. American Standard Version And Rehoboam loved Maacah 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.) Aramaic Bible in Plain English Brenton Septuagint Translation And Roboam loved Maacha the daughter of Abessalom more than all his wives and all his concubines: for he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines; and he begot twenty-eight sons, and sixty daughters. Contemporary English Version Rehoboam had 18 wives, but he also married 60 other women, and he was the father of 28 sons and 60 daughters. Rehoboam loved his wife Maacah the most, Douay-Rheims Bible And Roboam loved Maacha the daughter of Absalom above all his wives, and concubines: for he had married eighteen wives, and threescore concubines: and he beget eight and twenty sons, and threescore daughters. English Revised Version And Rehoboam loved Maacah 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.) GOD'S WORD® Translation Rehoboam loved Maacah, Absalom's granddaughter, more than all his other wives and concubines. (He had 18 wives and 60 concubines. He fathered 28 sons and 60 daughters.) Good News Translation In all, Rehoboam had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters. Of all his wives and concubines he loved Maacah best, International Standard Version Rehoboam loved Absalom's daughter Maacah more than he did all of his wives and mistresses. (He married eighteen wives and 60 concubines, fathering 28 sons and 60 daughters.) JPS Tanakh 1917 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. Literal Standard Version And Rehoboam loves Maachah daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines—for he has taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines—and he begets twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters. Majority Standard Bible 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. New American Bible Rehoboam loved Maacah, daughter of Absalom, more than all his other wives and concubines; he had taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters. NET Bible Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than his other wives and concubines. He had eighteen wives and sixty concubines; he fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters. New Revised Standard Version Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than all his other wives and concubines (he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and became the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters). New Heart English Bible Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his secondary wives: (for he took eighteen wives, and sixty secondary wives, and became the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.) Webster's Bible Translation And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and sixty concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and sixty daughters.) World English Bible Rehoboam loved Maacah the granddaughter 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. Young's Literal Translation And Rehoboam loveth Maachah daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines -- for eighteen wives he hath taken, and sixty concubines -- and he begetteth twenty and eight sons, and sixty daughters. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Rehoboam's Family…20After her, he married Maacah daughter of Absalom, and she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. 21Rehoboam 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. 22Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, intending to make him king.… Cross References Genesis 22:24 Moreover, Nahor's concubine, whose name was Reumah, bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah. 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 15:2 and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother's name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom. Treasury of Scripture And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and three score concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and three score daughters.) eighteen wives 2 Chronicles 11:23 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. Deuteronomy 17:17 Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold. Judges 8:30 And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives. Jump to Previous Absalom Begat Begot Concubines Daughter Daughters Eight Eighteen Fathered Loved Maacah Maachah Rehoboam Sixty Threescore Twenty Twenty-Eight WivesJump to Next Absalom Begat Begot Concubines Daughter Daughters Eight Eighteen Fathered Loved Maacah Maachah Rehoboam Sixty Threescore Twenty Twenty-Eight Wives2 Chronicles 11 1. Rehoboam raising an army to subdue Israel, is forbidden by Shemaiah5. He strengthens his kingdom with forts and provisions 13. The priests and Levites, and such as feared God, forsaken by Jeroboam, 17. strengthen the kingdom of Judah 18. The wives and children of Rehoboam (21) Loved Maachah.--She probably inherited her mother's and grandfather's beauty. For he took--N?s?', as in 2Chronicles 13:21; a later usage instead of l?qah. And threescore concubines.--Josephus (l.c.) says, "thirty," and the difference in Hebrew is only of one letter. The recurrence of the same number immediately ("threescore daughters") is also suspicious. Verse 21. - Rehoboam was clearly wrong by Deuteronomy 17:17 (note Solomon's Song of Solomon 6:8).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֜ם (rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7346: Rehoboam -- 'a people are enlarged', a king of Judah loved וַיֶּאֱהַ֨ב (way·ye·’ĕ·haḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 157: To have affection f Maacah מַעֲכָ֣ה (ma·‘ă·ḵāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4601: Maacah -- an Israelite name, also a non-Israelite name, also a region in Syria daughter בַת־ (ḇaṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 1323: A daughter of Absalom אַבְשָׁל֗וֹם (’aḇ·šā·lō·wm) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 53: Absalom -- 'my father is peace', two Israelites more than all מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every his wives נָשָׁיו֙ (nā·šāw) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female and concubines. וּפִ֣ילַגְשָׁ֔יו (ū·p̄î·laḡ·šāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6370: A concubine, a paramour In all, he had נָשָׂ֔א (nā·śā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take eighteen שְׁמוֹנֶֽה־ (šə·mō·w·neh-) Number - feminine singular Strong's 8083: A cardinal number, eight, eighth wives נָשִׁ֤ים (nā·šîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female and sixty שִׁשִּׁ֑ים (šiš·šîm) Number - common plural Strong's 8346: Sixty concubines, וּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖ים (ū·p̄î·laḡ·šîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 6370: A concubine, a paramour and he was the father וַיּ֗וֹלֶד (way·yō·w·leḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage of twenty-eight עֶשְׂרִ֧ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth sons בָּנִ֖ים (bā·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1121: A son and sixty וְשִׁשִּׁ֥ים (wə·šiš·šîm) Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural Strong's 8346: Sixty daughters. בָּנֽוֹת׃ (bā·nō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1323: A daughter Links 2 Chronicles 11:21 NIV2 Chronicles 11:21 NLT 2 Chronicles 11:21 ESV 2 Chronicles 11:21 NASB 2 Chronicles 11:21 KJV 2 Chronicles 11:21 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 11:21 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 11:21 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 11:21 French Bible 2 Chronicles 11:21 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 11:21 Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |