so there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam. The rest of the deeds of Abijam and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
2 Chronicles 13:21 - Tree of Life Version But Abijah grew powerful and took to himself 14 wives and fathered 22 sons and 16 daughters. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But Abijah became mighty. He married fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. American Standard Version (1901) But Abijah waxed mighty, and took unto himself fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters. Common English Bible Abijah, however, grew strong. He married fourteen wives; he had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. Catholic Public Domain Version And so Abijah, having been strengthened in his authority, took fourteen wives. And he procreated twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But Abia, being strengthened in his kingdom, took fourteen wives: and begot two and twenty sons, and sixteen daughters. |
so there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam. The rest of the deeds of Abijam and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
Now Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines—for he took 18 wives and 60 concubines and fathered 28 sons and 60 daughters.
Jeroboam could not muster strength again in the days of Abijah. Finally Adonai struck him and he died.
Now the rest of the acts of Abijah, his ways and his sayings, are written in the chronicles of the prophet Iddo.
He had 30 sons who rode on 30 donkeys and had 30 towns in the land of Gilead, which are called Jair’s Villages to this day.
Then he went to his father’s house at Ophrah and slew his brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal, 70 men, on top of one stone. But Jotam, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, survived, for he hid himself.