2 Chronicles 11:23

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    He acted wisely and dispersed of all his children throughout all the territories of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city, and he gave them provisions in abundance. And he desired many wives.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he dealt wisely,{H995} and dispersed{H6555} of all his sons{H1121} throughout all the lands{H776} of Judah{H3063} and Benjamin,{H1144} unto every fortified{H4694} city:{H5892} and he gave{H5414} them victuals{H4202} in abundance.{H7230} And he sought{H7592} [for them] many{H1995} wives.{H802}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he dealt wisely{H995}{(H8799)}, and dispersed{H6555}{(H8799)} of all his children{H1121} throughout all the countries{H776} of Judah{H3063} and Benjamin{H1144}, unto every fenced{H4694} city{H5892}: and he gave{H5414}{(H8799)} them victual{H4202} in abundance{H7230}. And he desired{H7592}{(H8799)} many{H1995} wives{H802}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    for he was wyse, & more mightie then all his sonnes in all the countrees of Iuda & Ben Iamin, and in all the stronge cities. And he gaue them plenteousnes of fode, and desyred many wyues.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And he taught him: and dispersed all his sonnes throughout all the countreis of Iudah and Beniamin vnto euery strong citie: and hee gaue them aboundance of vitaile, and desired many wiues.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And he played wyselie, and scattered all his children throughout al the countryes of Iuda and Beniamin vnto euery strong citie, and he gaue them aboundaunce of vittaile, and obtayned many wyues.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city: and he gave them food in abundance. He sought [for them] many wives.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And he hath understanding, and spreadeth out of all his sons to all lands of Judah and Benjamin, to all cities of the bulwarks, and giveth to them provision in abundance; and he asketh a multitude of wives.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And 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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And in his wisdom he had his sons stationed in every walled town through all the lands of Judah and Benjamin; and he gave them a great store of food, and took wives for them.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city: and he gave them food in abundance. He sought [for them] many wives.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He wisely placed some of his many sons throughout the regions of Judah and Benjamin in the various fortified cities. He supplied them with abundant provisions and acquired many wives for them.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 25:6 : 6 But to the sons of his concubines, Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still alive, he sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward to the land of the east.
  • 1 Kgs 1:5-6 : 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. 6 His father had never rebuked him by asking, "Why have you done this?" Adonijah was also very handsome, and he was born after Absalom.
  • 2 Chr 10:8-9 : 8 But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him. 9 He asked them, "What is your advice? How should we answer these people who say to me, 'Lighten the yoke your father put on us'?" 10 The young men who had grown up with him replied, "Tell these people who have said to you, 'Your father made our yoke heavy; now make it lighter': 'My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist.' 11 My father laid a heavy yoke on you; I will make it even heavier. My father disciplined you with whips; I will discipline you with scorpions." 12 On the third day, Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, as the king had said, "Come back to me in three days." 13 The king answered them harshly. Rejecting the advice of the elders, 14 he followed the advice of the young men and said, "My father made your yoke heavy; I will make it even heavier. My father disciplined you with whips; I will discipline you with scorpions." 15 So the king did not listen to the people, for this turn of events was from God, to fulfill the word the Lord had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.
  • 2 Chr 21:3 : 3 Their father gave them many gifts of silver, gold, and valuable things, along with fortified cities in Judah. However, he gave the kingdom to Jehoram since he was the firstborn.
  • Luke 16:8 : 8 The master praised the dishonest manager for acting shrewdly, because the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

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    76%

    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.

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

  • 2 Chr 13:21
    74%

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

  • 1 Kgs 11:3-4
    2 verses
    71%

    3 He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned his heart away.

    4 As Solomon grew older, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his father had been.

  • 2 Chr 11:5
    71%

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

  • 2 Chr 11:11-13
    3 verses
    70%

    11 He strengthened the fortresses, put leaders in them, and stocked them with supplies of food, oil, and wine.

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  • Judg 21:22-23
    2 verses
    69%

    22 'When their fathers or brothers come to us to complain, we will say to them, "Do us a favor by allowing them to have these wives, for we did not obtain wives for them during the battle. And you did not give your daughters to them, so you are not guilty of breaking your oath."'

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    69%

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

  • 2 Chr 11:1
    68%

    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.

  • 1 Kgs 12:17
    68%

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

  • 2 Sam 5:13
    68%

    13 After coming from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.

  • Ezra 10:44
    68%

    44 All these had married foreign women, and some of them had even fathered children by them.

  • 1 Chr 14:3
    67%

    3 David took more wives in Jerusalem, and he had more sons and daughters.

  • 2 Chr 12:16
    67%

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

  • Jer 29:6
    67%

    6 Take wives and have sons and daughters. Find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage so they may have sons and daughters. Multiply there, and do not decrease.

  • 1 Kgs 12:21
    67%

    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.

  • 2 Chr 24:3
    67%

    3 Jehoiada arranged for Joash to marry two wives, and he fathered sons and daughters.

  • Deut 17:17
    67%

    17 He must not take many wives for himself, or his heart will be led astray. He must not accumulate large amounts of silver and gold.

  • 1 Kgs 12:23
    67%

    23 "Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah, to all Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people,

  • 1 Kgs 11:1
    67%

    1 King Solomon loved many foreign women besides Pharaoh's daughter—Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women.

  • Judg 12:9
    67%

    9 He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He sent his daughters outside the family for marriage and brought in thirty daughters from outside for his sons. He judged Israel for seven years.

  • 2 Chr 11:3
    67%

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

  • Judg 8:30
    66%

    30 Gideon had seventy sons of his own, for he had many wives.

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    66%

    29 He also built cities and acquired vast numbers of flocks and herds, for God had given him abundant possessions.

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    66%

    14 The Benjaminites returned at that time, and the Israelites gave them the women they had spared from Jabesh-Gilead, but there were not enough for all of them.

  • 2 Sam 20:3
    66%

    3 When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to take care of the house and placed them in confinement, providing for them but no longer going to them. They remained confined like widows until the day of their death.

  • 1 Kgs 14:21
    66%

    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 14:31
    65%

    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.

  • 2 Chr 17:2
    65%

    2 He stationed troops in all the fortified cities of Judah and placed garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.

  • 1 Kgs 11:8
    65%

    8 He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and offered sacrifices to their gods.

  • 2 Sam 15:16
    65%

    16 So the king set out, and all his household followed him on foot. But the king left behind ten concubines to take care of the palace.

  • Neh 13:26
    65%

    26 Did not Solomon, king of Israel, sin because of such things? Among the many nations, there was no king like him; he was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Yet, even he was led into sin by foreign women.

  • 1 Chr 7:4
    65%

    4 Alongside these, according to their generations and their ancestral families, were divisions of warriors for battle—thirty-six thousand in total, for they had many wives and children.

  • Judg 21:16
    65%

    16 The elders of the assembly said, 'What shall we do for wives for those who remain, since the women of Benjamin have been destroyed?'

  • 2 Chr 21:17
    65%

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  • 2 Chr 12:12-13
    2 verses
    65%

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    64%

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