2 Chronicles 11:22

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

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  • Deut 21:15-17 : 15 Laws Concerning Children Suppose a man has two wives, one whom he loves more than the other, and they both bear him sons, with the firstborn being the child of the less loved wife. 16 In the day he divides his inheritance he must not appoint as firstborn the son of the favorite wife in place of the other wife’s son who is actually the firstborn. 17 Rather, he must acknowledge the son of the less loved wife as firstborn and give him the double portion of all he has, for that son is the beginning of his father’s procreative power– to him should go the right of the firstborn.
  • 1 Chr 5:1-2 : 1 Reuben’s Descendants The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn–(Now he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father’s bed, his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph, Israel’s son. So Reuben is not listed as firstborn in the genealogical records. 2 Though Judah was the strongest among his brothers and a leader descended from him, the right of the firstborn belonged to Joseph.)
  • 1 Chr 29:1 : 1 The People Contribute to the Project King David said to the entire assembly:“My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is just an inexperienced young man, and the task is great, for this palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.

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  • 2 Chr 11:17-21
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    78%

    17They supported the kingdom of Judah and were loyal to Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years; they followed the edicts of David and Solomon for three years.

    18Rehoboam married Mahalath the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab.

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

    20He later married Maacah the daughter of Absalom. She bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.

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

  • 2 Chr 11:23
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    23He 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.

  • 2 Chr 13:21-22
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    21Abijah’s power grew; he had fourteen wives and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

    22The rest of the events of Abijah’s reign, including his deeds and sayings, are recorded in the writings of the prophet Iddo.

  • 2 Chr 12:16
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    16Then Rehoboam passed away and was buried in the City of David. His son Abijah replaced him as king.

  • 1 Kgs 15:1-2
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    1Abijah’s Reign over Judah In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah became king over Judah.

    2He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom.

  • 1 Kgs 12:1
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    1Rehoboam Loses His Kingdom Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in Shechem to make Rehoboam king.

  • 2 Chr 13:1-2
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    1Abijah’s Reign In the eighteenth year of the reign of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah.

    2He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother was Michaiah, the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

  • 1 Kgs 1:5
    68%

    5Now Adonijah, son of David and Haggith, was promoting himself, boasting,“I will be king!” He managed to acquire chariots and horsemen, as well as fifty men to serve as his royal guard.

  • 1 Kgs 2:21-22
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    68%

    21She said,“Allow Abishag the Shunammite to be given to your brother Adonijah as a wife.”

    22King Solomon answered his mother,“Why just request Abishag the Shunammite for him? Since he is my older brother, you should also request the kingdom for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”

  • 1 Kgs 14:31
    68%

    31Rehoboam passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. His mother was an Ammonite named Naamah. His son Abijah replaced him as king.

  • 1 Chr 3:10
    68%

    10Solomon’s Descendants Solomon’s son was Rehoboam,followed by Abijah his son,Asa his son,Jehoshaphat his son,

  • 1 Kgs 14:21
    68%

    21Rehoboam’s Reign over Judah Now Rehoboam son of Solomon ruled in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king and he ruled for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD chose from all the tribes of Israel to be his home. His mother was an Ammonite woman named Naamah.

  • 1 Kgs 15:7-8
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    7The rest of the events of Abijah’s reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah. Abijah and Jeroboam had been at war with each other.

    8Abijah passed away and was buried in the City of David. His son Asa replaced him as king.

  • 2 Chr 10:1
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    1The Northern Tribes Rebel Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in Shechem to make Rehoboam king.

  • 2 Chr 13:4
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    4Abijah ascended Mount Zemaraim, in the Ephraimite hill country, and said:“Listen to me, Jeroboam and all Israel!

  • 1 Chr 28:4-5
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    4The LORD God of Israel chose me out of my father’s entire family to become king over Israel and have a permanent dynasty. Indeed, he chose Judah as leader, and my father’s family within Judah, and then he picked me out from among my father’s sons and made me king over all Israel.

    5From all the many sons the LORD has given me, he chose Solomon my son to rule on his behalf over Israel.

  • 2 Chr 11:3
    67%

    3“Say this to King Rehoboam son of Solomon of Judah and to all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin,

  • 2 Chr 10:17
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    17(Rehoboam continued to rule over the Israelites who lived in the cities of Judah.)

  • 1 Kgs 12:17
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    17(Rehoboam continued to rule over the Israelites who lived in the cities of Judah.)

  • 1 Kgs 12:6
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    6King Rehoboam consulted with the older advisers who had served his father Solomon when he had been alive. He asked them,“How do you advise me to answer these people?”

  • 2 Chr 10:6
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    6King Rehoboam consulted with the older advisers who had served his father Solomon when he had been alive. He asked them,“How do you advise me to answer these people?”

  • 2 Chr 12:13-14
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    13King Rehoboam solidified his rule in Jerusalem; he was forty-one years old when he became king and he ruled for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD chose from all the tribes of Israel to be his home. Rehoboam’s mother was an Ammonite named Naamah.

    14He did evil because he was not determined to follow the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 22:1
    66%

    1Ahaziah’s Reign The residents of Jerusalem made his youngest son Ahaziah king in his place, for the raiding party that invaded the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.

  • Matt 1:7
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    7Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa,

  • 2 Sam 17:25
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    25Absalom had made Amasa general in command of the army in place of Joab.(Now Amasa was the son of an Israelite man named Jether, who had married Abigail the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.)

  • 2 Chr 11:5
    66%

    5Rehoboam’s Reign Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem; he built up these fortified cities throughout Judah:

  • 2 Chr 11:1
    66%

    1When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he summoned 180,000 skilled warriors from Judah and Benjamin to attack Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.

  • 2 Chr 13:7-8
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    66%

    7Lawless good-for-nothing men gathered around him and conspired against Rehoboam son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was an inexperienced young man and could not resist them.

    8Now you are declaring that you will resist the LORD’s rule through the Davidic dynasty. You have a huge army, and bring with you the gold calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.

  • 2 Sam 14:1
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    1David Permits Absalom to Return to Jerusalem Now Joab son of Zeruiah realized that the king longed to see Absalom.

  • 2 Chr 12:1
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    1After Rehoboam’s rule was established and solidified, he and all Israel rejected the law of the LORD.

  • 1 Kgs 11:28
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    28Jeroboam was a talented man; when Solomon saw that the young man was an accomplished worker, he made him the leader of the work crew from the tribe of Joseph.

  • 1 Kgs 1:35
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    35Then follow him up as he comes and sits on my throne. He will be king in my place; I have decreed that he will be ruler over Israel and Judah.”

  • 1 Kgs 1:20
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    20Now, my master, O king, all Israel is watching anxiously to see who is named to succeed my master the king on the throne.

  • 1 Kgs 12:21
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    21When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he summoned 180,000 skilled warriors from all of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin to attack Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.

  • 1 Kgs 12:27
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    27If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the LORD’s temple in Jerusalem, their loyalty could shift to their former master, King Rehoboam of Judah. They might kill me and return to King Rehoboam of Judah.”

  • 1 Kgs 15:10
    65%

    10He ruled for forty-one years in Jerusalem. His grandmother was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.

  • 1 Kgs 14:1
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    1At that time Jeroboam’s son Abijah became sick.

  • 2 Chr 13:19
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    19Abijah chased Jeroboam; he seized from him these cities: Bethel and its surrounding towns, Jeshanah and its surrounding towns, and Ephron and its surrounding towns.