2 Chronicles 13:21

KJV1611 – Modern English

But Abijah became mighty, and married fourteen wives, and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣ק אֲבִיָּ֔הוּ וַיִּ֨שָּׂא־ל֔וֹ נָשִׁ֖ים אַרְבַּ֣ע עֶשְׂרֵ֑ה וַיּ֗וֹלֶד עֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙ בָּנִ֔ים וְשֵׁ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה בָּנֽוֹת׃ ס

Transliteration

wə-yithḥazzēq 'Ăḇiyyāhû wə-yiśśā'-to-him nāšîm four ten wə-yôleḏ twenty û-two bānîm wə-six ten bānôth ס

Grammar Details

• *wə*-: conjunction - and
• *yithḥazzēq*: Hithpael imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - he strengthened himself
• *'Ăḇiyyāhû*: proper name - Abijah
• *yiśśā'*-: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - he took
• *nāšîm*: feminine plural - women, wives
• *yôleḏ*: Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - he begat
• *bānîm*: masculine plural - sons
• *û*-: conjunction - and
• *bānôth*: feminine plural - daughters

Word Meanings

• *yithḥazzēq*: strengthened himself, grew strong, became powerful
• *yiśśā'*: took, married
• *nāšîm*: wives, women
• *yôleḏ*: begat, fathered

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But Abijah waxed mighty, and took unto himself fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Now whan Abia was strengthed, he toke fourtene wyues, and begat two and twentye sonnes and sixtene daughters.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So Abiiah waxed mightie, and marryed foureteene wiues, and begate two and twentie sonnes, and sixteene daughters.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But Abia waxed mightie, and maryed foureteene wiues, and begat twentie and two sonnes, and sixteene daughters.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But Abijah grew mighty, and took to himself fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons, and sixteen daughters.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Abijah strengtheneth himself, and taketh to him fourteen wives, and begetteth twenty and 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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But Abijah waxed mighty, and took unto himself fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But Abijah became great, and had fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But Abijah grew mighty, and took to himself fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons, and sixteen daughters.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Abijah’s power grew; he had fourteen wives and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

Referenced Verses

• Judg 8:30-31 : 30 And Gideon had seventy sons born to him: for he had many wives. 31 And his concubine who was in Shechem, also bore him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.
• Judg 9:5 : 5 And he went to his father's house at Ophrah, and killed his brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal, seventy persons, on one stone. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, was left, for he hid himself.
• Judg 10:4 : 4 And he had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkey colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
• 2 Sam 5:12-13 : 12 And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel. 13 And David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem after he came from Hebron, and more sons and daughters were born to David.
• 2 Chr 11:21 : 21 Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines (for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and begat twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters).