2 Chronicles 11:21

God's Word

Rehoboam loved Maacah, Absalom’s granddaughter, more than all his other wives and concubines. (He had 18 wives and 60 concubines. He fathered 28 sons and 60 daughters.)

Cross References

Genesis 22:24

Nahor’s concubine, whose name was Reumah, had the following children: Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.”

2 Samuel 5:13

David married more concubines  and wives from Jerusalem after he had come there from Hebron, and he fathered more sons and daughters.

1 Kings 11:3

He had 700 wives who were princesses and 300 wives who were concubines.

1 Kings 15:2

He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother was named Maacah, daughter of Abishalom.

2 Chronicles 11:23

He wisely placed his sons in every region of Judah and Benjamin, in every fortified city. He gave them allowances and obtained many wives for them.

Deuteronomy 17:17

The king must never have a large number of wives, or he will turn away ⌞from God⌟. And he must never own a lot of gold and silver.

Deuteronomy 21:16

When the day comes for the father to give his sons their inheritance, he can’t treat the son of the wife he loves as if that son were the firstborn. This would show a total disregard for the real firstborn (the son of the wife he doesn’t love).

Judges 8:30

Gideon had 70 sons because he had many wives.