2 Chronicles 11:21

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.)

And Rehoboam {H7346} loved {H157} Maachah {H4601} the daughter {H1323} of Absalom {H53} above all his wives {H802} and his concubines {H6370}:(for he took {H5375} eighteen {H8083}{H6240} wives {H802}, and threescore {H8346} concubines {H6370}; and begat {H3205} twenty {H6242} and eight {H8083} sons {H1121}, and threescore {H8346} daughters {H1323}.)

Rechav'am loved Ma'akhah more than all his other wives and concubines - for he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines and was the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.

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.

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).

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Cross-References

  • Deuteronomy 17:17 (7 votes)

    Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

  • 1 Kings 11:3 (6 votes)

    And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.

  • Judges 8:30 (6 votes)

    And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.

  • 2 Samuel 5:13 (6 votes)

    And David took [him] more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.

  • 2 Samuel 3:2 (6 votes)

    And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;

  • 2 Samuel 3:5 (6 votes)

    And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron.

  • Song Of Solomon 6:8 (5 votes)

    There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.