American Standard Version
2 Chronicles 13:21
21But Abijah waxed mighty, and took unto himself fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
2 Chronicles 13:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
- New International Version (NIV)But Abijah grew in strength. He married fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But Abijah grew mighty. And he took fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But Abijah grew mighty, married fourteen wives, and begot twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
Context of 2 Chronicles 13:21
19And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Beth-el with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephron with the towns thereof. 20Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and Jehovah smote him, and he died. But Abijah waxed mighty, and took unto himself fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters. 22And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the commentary of the prophet Iddo.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 132 Chronicles 13:21 word by word
וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣ק אֲבִיָּ֔הוּ וַיִּ֨שָּׂא־ל֔וֹ נָשִׁ֖ים אַרְבַּ֣ע עֶשְׂרֵ֑ה וַיּ֗וֹלֶד עֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙ בָּנִ֔ים וְשֵׁ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה בָּנֽוֹת׃ סRead the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 13:21
- 2 Samuel 5:12And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake.
- 2 Chronicles 11:21And 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).
- Judges 8:30And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten; for he had many wives.
- Judges 9:5And he went unto his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
- Judges 10:4And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth-jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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