2 Chronicles 11:22

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Rehoboam appointed Abijah, son of Maacah, as the chief and leader among his brothers, intending to make him king.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brothers, for he intended to make him king.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Rehoboam{H7346} appointed{H5975} Abijah{H29} the son{H1121} of Maacah{H4601} to be chief,{H7218} [even] the prince{H7218} among his brethren;{H251} for [he was minded] to make him king.{H4427}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Rehoboam{H7346} made{H5975}{(H8686)} Abijah{H29} the son{H1121} of Maachah{H4601} the chief{H7218}, to be ruler{H5057} among his brethren{H251}: for he thought to make him king{H4427}{(H8687)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And Roboam set Abia the sonne of Maecha to be heade and prynce amonge his brethren: for he thoughte to make him kynge:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Rehoboam made Abiiah the sonne of Maakah the chiefe ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him King.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Rehoboam made Abia the sonne of Maacha, the chiefe ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, [even] the prince among his brothers; for [he was minded] to make him king.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Rehoboam appointeth for head Abijah son of Maachah, for leader among his brethren, for to cause him to reign.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Rehoboam made Abijah, the son of Maacah, chief and ruler among his brothers, for it was his purpose to make him king.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, [even] the prince among his brothers; for [he was minded] to make him king.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as the leader over his brothers, for he intended to name him his successor.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 21:15-17 : 15 If a man has two wives, one loved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the firstborn is the son of the unloved wife, 16 on the day he gives his inheritance to his sons, he must not give the rights of the firstborn to the son of the loved wife in place of the son of the unloved wife, who is really the firstborn. 17 Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all he has. That son is the firstfruits of his strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him.
  • 1 Chr 5:1-2 : 1 The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel—although he was the firstborn, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, because he defiled his father’s bed. He is not counted as the firstborn in the records. 2 Though Judah became strong among his brothers and a leader came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.
  • 1 Chr 29:1 : 1 Then King David said to the entire assembly, "My son Solomon, the one chosen by God, is young and inexperienced, and the work is great because this temple is not for man but for the LORD God."

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 2 Chr 11:17-21
    5 verses
    78%

    17 They strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years, walking in the ways of David and Solomon during those three years.

    18 Rehoboam married Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth, who was a son of David, and Abihail, the daughter of Eliab, the son of Jesse.

    19 She bore him sons: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.

    20 After her, he married Maacah, the daughter of Absalom, and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.

    21 Rehoboam loved Maacah, the daughter of Absalom, more than all his other wives and concubines. He had married eighteen wives and had sixty concubines, and he fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.

  • 2 Chr 11:23
    75%

    23 He was wise in distributing his sons throughout all the regions of Judah and Benjamin, to all the fortified cities. He provided them with abundant provisions and secured many wives for them.

  • 2 Chr 13:21-22
    2 verses
    72%

    21 But Abijah grew stronger. He married fourteen wives and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

    22 The rest of the acts of Abijah, his ways, and his sayings are written in the commentary of the prophet Iddo.

  • 2 Chr 12:16
    72%

    16 Rehoboam rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David. His son Abijah succeeded him as king.

  • 1 Kgs 15:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1 In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah.

    2 He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom.

  • 1 Kgs 12:1
    70%

    1 Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all of Israel had come to Shechem to crown him king.

  • 2 Chr 13:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

    1 In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah.

    2 He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Micaiah, the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

  • 1 Kgs 1:5
    68%

    5 Adonijah, the son of Haggith, exalted himself, saying, "I will become king." He acquired chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run ahead of him.

  • 1 Kgs 2:21-22
    2 verses
    68%

    21 So she said, 'Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as his wife.'

    22 King Solomon answered his mother, 'Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? You might as well request the kingdom for him—for he is my elder brother—yes, for him and for Abiathar the priest and Joab son of Zeruiah!'

  • 1 Kgs 14:31
    68%

    31 Rehoboam rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the City of David. His mother’s name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite. Then his son Abijam succeeded him as king.

  • 1 Chr 3:10
    68%

    10 The son of Solomon was Rehoboam; Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,

  • 1 Kgs 14:21
    68%

    21 Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put His Name there. His mother’s name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite.

  • 1 Kgs 15:7-8
    2 verses
    67%

    7 The rest of the acts of Abijam and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Annals of the Kings of Judah? There was also war between Abijam and Jeroboam.

    8 Abijam rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David, and his son Asa became king in his place.

  • 2 Chr 10:1
    67%

    1 Rehoboam went to Shechem because all Israel had gathered there to make him king.

  • 2 Chr 13:4
    67%

    4 Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim, in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, "Listen to me, Jeroboam and all Israel!"

  • 1 Chr 28:4-5
    2 verses
    67%

    4 Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all my father's house to be king over Israel forever. He chose Judah as leader, and within the house of Judah, He was pleased to choose my father's family. And among the sons of my father, He was pleased with me to make me king over all Israel.

    5 Of all my sons—for the LORD has given me many sons—He has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the LORD’s kingdom over Israel.

  • 2 Chr 11:3
    67%

    3 “Say to Rehoboam, son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin,

  • 2 Chr 10:17
    67%

    17 But as for the Israelites who were living in the towns of Judah, Rehoboam continued to reign over them.

  • 1 Kgs 12:17
    67%

    17 But as for the Israelites who were living in the towns of Judah, Rehoboam still ruled over them.

  • 1 Kgs 12:6
    67%

    6 Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had served his father Solomon while he was alive. He asked, "How do you advise me to answer these people?"

  • 2 Chr 10:6
    67%

    6 Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime, asking, "How would you advise me to answer these people?"

  • 2 Chr 12:13-14
    2 verses
    66%

    13 King Rehoboam strengthened his position in Jerusalem and continued to reign. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel to put His name there. His mother's name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite.

    14 He did evil because he did not resolve in his heart to seek the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 22:1
    66%

    1 The inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, because the raiders who had come with the Arabs into the camp had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah, son of Jehoram, king of Judah, became king.

  • Matt 1:7
    66%

    7 Solomon was the father of Rehoboam; Rehoboam was the father of Abijah; Abijah was the father of Asa.

  • 2 Sam 17:25
    66%

    25 Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, an Israelite who had gone in to Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and the sister of Zeruiah, the mother of Joab.

  • 2 Chr 11:5
    66%

    5 Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built cities for defense in Judah.

  • 2 Chr 11:1
    66%

    1 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he gathered the house of Judah and Benjamin—one hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors—to go to war against Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.

  • 2 Chr 13:7-8
    2 verses
    66%

    7 Then worthless and reckless men gathered around him and opposed Rehoboam, son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and inexperienced and could not stand against them.

    8 And now you think you can stand firm against the kingdom of the LORD in the hands of David’s descendants because you have a great multitude and golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.

  • 2 Sam 14:1
    66%

    1 Joab, son of Zeruiah, realized that the king's heart was focused on Absalom.

  • 2 Chr 12:1
    66%

    1 When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and he became strong, he abandoned the law of the LORD, and all Israel followed him.

  • 1 Kgs 11:28
    65%

    28 Jeroboam was a capable man, and when Solomon saw how well the young man did his work, he appointed him over all the forced labor of the house of Joseph.

  • 1 Kgs 1:35
    65%

    35 You are to go up with him, and he is to sit on my throne and reign in my place. I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah.'

  • 1 Kgs 1:20
    65%

    20 Now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, to tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

  • 1 Kgs 12:21
    65%

    21 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin—a total of 180,000 able young men to go to war against Israel and to regain the kingdom for Rehoboam son of Solomon.

  • 1 Kgs 12:27
    65%

    27 If these people go up to worship at the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem, they will again give their allegiance to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah. They will kill me and return to King Rehoboam of Judah.

  • 1 Kgs 15:10
    65%

    10 He reigned for forty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom.

  • 1 Kgs 14:1
    65%

    1 At that time, Abijah, son of Jeroboam, became sick.

  • 2 Chr 13:19
    65%

    19 Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured cities from him: Bethel and its surrounding villages, Jeshanah and its surrounding villages, and Ephron and its surrounding villages.