Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maakah as crown prince among his brothers, in order to make him king. New Living Translation Rehoboam appointed Maacah’s son Abijah as leader among the princes, making it clear that he would be the next king. English Standard Version And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, for he intended to make him king. Berean Standard Bible Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, intending to make him king. King James Bible And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king. New King James Version And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maachah as chief, to be leader among his brothers; for he intended to make him king. New American Standard Bible Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah as head and leader among his brothers, for he intended to make him king. NASB 1995 Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah as head and leader among his brothers, for he intended to make him king. NASB 1977 And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah as head and leader among his brothers, for he intended to make him king. Legacy Standard Bible And Rehoboam set up Abijah the son of Maacah to be head and ruler among his brothers, for he intended to make him king. Amplified Bible Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah the chief leader among his brothers, because he intended to make him king. Christian Standard Bible Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief, leader among his brothers, intending to make him king. Holman Christian Standard Bible Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief, leader among his brothers, intending to make him king. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version so he chose their oldest son Abijah to be the next king. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Rehoboam appointed Abijah, son of Maacah, as family head and prince among his brothers. By doing this, Rehoboam could make him king. Good News Translation and he favored her son Abijah over all his other children, choosing him as the one to succeed him as king. International Standard Version Later, Rehoboam appointed Abijah, his son from Maacah, as senior family leader among his brothers, since he intended to establish Abijah as king. Majority Standard Bible Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, intending to make him king. NET Bible Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as the leader over his brothers, for he intended to name him his successor. New Heart English Bible Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, the prince among his brothers; for he intended to make him king. Webster's Bible Translation And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king. World English Bible Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, the prince among his brothers, for he intended to make him king. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Rehoboam appoints Abijah son of Maachah for head, for leader among his brothers, for to cause him to reign. Young's Literal Translation And Rehoboam appointeth for head Abijah son of Maachah, for leader among his brethren, for to cause him to reign. Smith's Literal Translation And Rehoboam will set up for head, Abijah son of Maacah for leader over his brethren: in order to make him king. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut he put at the head of them Abia the son of Maacha to be the chief ruler over all his brethren: for he meant to make him king, Catholic Public Domain Version Truly, he appointed as the head, Abijah, the son of Maacah, to be the ruler over all his brothers. For he thought to make him king, New American Bible Rehoboam put Abijah, son of Maacah, first among his brothers, as leader, for he intended to make him king. New Revised Standard Version Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, for he intended to make him king. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the crown prince, to be ruler among his brethren; for he thought to make him king. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, even the prince among his brethren; for he was minded to make him king. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he made Abia the son of Maacha chief, even a leader among his brethren, for he intended to make him king. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Rehoboam's Family…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. 23Rehoboam 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.… Cross References 1 Kings 1:35 Then you shall go up with him, and he is to come and sit on my throne and reign in my place. For I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah.” 1 Kings 2:15 “You know that the kingship was mine,” he said. “All Israel expected that I should reign, but the kingship has turned to my brother, for it has come to him from the LORD. 1 Kings 11:11-13 Then the LORD said to Solomon, “Because you have done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. / Nevertheless, for the sake of your father David, I will not do it during your lifetime; I will tear it out of the hand of your son. / Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.” 1 Kings 12:24 that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you must return home, for this is My doing.’” So they listened to the word of the LORD and turned back according to the word of the LORD. 1 Kings 14:21 Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. 1 Kings 14:31 And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David; his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. And his son Abijam reigned in his place. 1 Kings 15:1-2 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king of Judah, / and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom. 2 Chronicles 12:13 Thus King Rehoboam established himself in Jerusalem and reigned. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. 2 Chronicles 13:1 In the eighteenth year of Jeroboam’s reign, Abijah became king of Judah, 2 Chronicles 21:3 Their father had given them many gifts of silver and gold and precious things, as well as the fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn. 2 Chronicles 26:1 All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah. 2 Chronicles 33:25 But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place. Matthew 1:7 Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa. Matthew 1:8 Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah. Matthew 1:9 Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah. Treasury of Scripture And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brothers: for he thought to make him king. made Abijah Deuteronomy 21:15-17 If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated: … 1 Chronicles 5:1,2 Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright… 1 Chronicles 29:1 Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God. Jump to Previous Abijah Abi'jah Appointed Appointeth Cause Chief Head Intended Leader Maacah Ma'acah Maachah Minded Prince Purpose Rehoboam Rehobo'am Reign Ruler ThoughtJump to Next Abijah Abi'jah Appointed Appointeth Cause Chief Head Intended Leader Maacah Ma'acah Maachah Minded Prince Purpose Rehoboam Rehobo'am Reign Ruler Thought2 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 Rehoboam appointed The act of appointing in the Hebrew context often implies a deliberate and authoritative decision. Rehoboam, as king, exercises his royal prerogative to designate roles within his family. This reflects the biblical principle of leadership and the responsibility of a ruler to establish order and succession. The Hebrew root for "appointed" (נָתַן, natan) conveys the idea of giving or setting in place, emphasizing Rehoboam's intention to secure his lineage and the stability of his reign. Abijah son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers intending to make him king For he thought to make him king.--This gives the sense of the brief Hebrew phrase, "for--for making him king." In making Abijah heir to the throne, it does not appear that Rehoboam infringed the law of Deuteronomy 21:15-17, as the Speaker's Commentary suggests. The right of the firstborn was only a double share of a man's property. (Comp. 1Kings 1:35 for a precedent.) Verse 22. - Cancel in this verse the italics "to be." Rehoboam again offends against the "Law" (see Deuteronomy 21:15-17). He cannot justly plead as a precedent the instance of David and Solomon, as in 1 Chronicles 23:1; for this was only justified by the express Divine ordinance, as in 1 Chronicles 23:9; 1 Chronicles 29:1.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֛ם (rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7346: Rehoboam -- 'a people are enlarged', a king of Judah appointed וַיַּֽעֲמֵ֨ד (way·ya·‘ă·mêḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations Abijah אֲבִיָּ֥ה (’ă·ḇî·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 29: Abijah -- 'Yah is my father', an Israelite name son בֶֽן־ (ḇen-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Maacah מַעֲכָ֖ה (ma·‘ă·ḵāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4601: Maacah -- an Israelite name, also a non-Israelite name, also a region in Syria as chief לָרֹ֧אשׁ (lā·rōš) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7218: The head prince לְנָגִ֣יד (lə·nā·ḡîḏ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5057: A commander, civil, military, religious, honorable themes among his brothers, בְּאֶחָ֑יו (bə·’e·ḥāw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) intending to make him king. לְהַמְלִיכֽוֹ׃ (lə·ham·lî·ḵōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel Links 2 Chronicles 11:22 NIV2 Chronicles 11:22 NLT 2 Chronicles 11:22 ESV 2 Chronicles 11:22 NASB 2 Chronicles 11:22 KJV 2 Chronicles 11:22 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 11:22 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 11:22 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 11:22 French Bible 2 Chronicles 11:22 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 11:22 Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |
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