2 Chronicles 11:22 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

²² And Rehobo´am made Abi´jah the son of Ma´achah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²² And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²² And Rehoboam made Abijah son of Maacah the chief prince among his brethren, for he intended to make him king.

American Standard Version (1901)

²² 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.

Common English Bible

²² Rehoboam named Abijah, Maacah’s son, as his successor in order to make him king.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²² 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,

2 Chronicles 11:22 Cross References

Genesis 22:24

And his concubine, whose name was Reu´mah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Ma´achah.

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.

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 victuals in abundance. And he desired many wives.