2 Chronicles 11:22 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²² Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, for he intended 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

1 Chronicles 29:1

King David said to the whole assembly, “My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, is young and inexperienced, and the work is great, for the temple will not be for mortals but for the Lord God.

Genesis 22:24

Moreover, his concubine, whose name was Reumah, bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.

2 Chronicles 11:23

He dealt wisely and distributed some of his sons through all the districts of Judah and Benjamin, in all the fortified cities; he gave them abundant provisions and found many wives for them.