2 Chronicles 11:20

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And after her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאַחֲרֶ֣יהָ לָקַ֔ח אֶֽת־מַעֲכָ֖ה בַּת־אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם וַתֵּ֣לֶד ל֗וֹ אֶת־אֲבִיָּה֙ וְאֶת־עַתַּ֔י וְאֶת־זִיזָ֖א וְאֶת־שְׁלֹמִֽית׃

Transliteration

And after her lāqaḥ ʾēt-ma'ăḵāh bat-ʾaḇshālôm and wattēleḏ to him ʾēt-ʾăḇiyyāh and ʾēt-'attay and ʾēt-zîzāʾ and ʾēt-shəlōmît

Grammar Details

*lāqaḥ*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he took
*ʾēt*: direct object marker
*ma'ăḵāh*: proper noun, feminine singular - Maacah
*bat*: noun, feminine singular construct - daughter of
*ʾaḇshālôm*: proper noun, masculine singular - Absalom
*wattēleḏ*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she bore
*ʾăḇiyyāh*: proper noun, masculine singular - Abijah
*'attay*: proper noun, masculine singular - Attai
*zîzāʾ*: proper noun, masculine singular - Ziza
*shəlōmît*: proper noun, feminine singular - Shelomith

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Referenced Verses

2 Chr 13:2 : 2 Three years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
Matt 1:7 : 7 and Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abijah; and Abijah begat Asa;
1 Kgs 15:1-2 : 1 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat began Abijam to reign over Judah. 2 Three years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
2 Chr 11:21 : 21 And 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.)
2 Chr 12:16 : 16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.

Similar Verses (AI)

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2 Chr 11:21-23
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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.)
22And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, [even] the prince among his brethren; for [he was minded] to make him king.
23And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fortified city: and he gave them victuals in abundance. And he sought [for them] many wives.
2 Chr 11:18-19
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18And Rehoboam took him a wife, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, [and of] Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
19and she bare him sons: Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.
2 Chr 13:21
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21But Abijah waxed mighty, and took unto himself fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
1 Kgs 15:1-2
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1Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat began Abijam to reign over Judah.
2Three years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
1 Chr 3:1-3
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1Now these were the sons of David, that were born unto him in Hebron: the first-born, Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second, Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess;
2the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith;
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24And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she also bare Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah.
1 Kgs 15:10
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10And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
1 Kgs 4:15
71%
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2 Sam 3:3-4
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1 Chr 2:29
71%
29And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail; and she bare him Ahban, and Molid.
2 Sam 5:13
71%
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1 Chr 2:48-49
2 verses
70%
48Maacah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber and Tirhanah.
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1 Chr 7:15
70%
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1 Kgs 14:31
70%
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69%
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69%
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