2 Chronicles 21:3

Webster's Bible (1833)

Their father gave them great gifts, of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fortified cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn.

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  • 2 Chr 11:23 : 23 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.
  • Gen 25:6 : 6 but to the sons of the concubines who Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts. He sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, to the east country.
  • Deut 21:15-17 : 15 If a man have two wives, the one beloved, and the other hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers who was hated; 16 then it shall be, in the day that he causes his sons to inherit that which he has, that he may not make the son of the beloved the firstborn before the son of the hated, who is the firstborn: 17 but he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the hated, by giving him a double portion of all that he has; for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.
  • 2 Chr 11:5 : 5 Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.

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  • 2 Chr 21:4-5
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    74%

    4Now when Jehoram was risen up over the kingdom of his father, and had strengthened himself, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and various also of the princes of Israel.

    5Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chr 5:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn; but, because he defiled his father's couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

    2For Judah prevailed above his brothers, and of him came the prince; but the birthright was Joseph's:)

  • Deut 21:15-17
    3 verses
    70%

    15If a man have two wives, the one beloved, and the other hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers who was hated;

    16then it shall be, in the day that he causes his sons to inherit that which he has, that he may not make the son of the beloved the firstborn before the son of the hated, who is the firstborn:

    17but he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the hated, by giving him a double portion of all that he has; for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.

  • 2 Chr 21:1-2
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    69%

    1Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Jehoram his son reigned in his place.

    2He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.

  • 2 Chr 22:1
    69%

    1The inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his place; for the band of men who came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.

  • 2 Chr 17:5
    69%

    5Therefore Yahweh established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat tribute; and he had riches and honor in abundance.

  • 1 Chr 3:11
    67%

    11Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,

  • 2 Chr 21:17
    66%

    17and they came up against Judah, and broke into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.

  • 2 Kgs 8:16
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    16In the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.

  • 1 Chr 23:19
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    19The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

  • 1 Chr 3:15
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    15The sons of Josiah: the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.

  • 2 Chr 17:11-13
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    11Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and silver for tribute; the Arabians also brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred male goats.

    12Jehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store.

    13He had many works in the cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Kgs 12:18
    66%

    18Jehoash king of Judah took all the holy things that Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own holy things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of Yahweh, and of the king's house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chr 2:3
    66%

    3The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born to him of Shua's daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Yahweh; and he killed him.

  • 1 Chr 23:11
    65%

    11Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah didn't have many sons; therefore they became a fathers' house in one reckoning.

  • 2 Kgs 1:17
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    17So he died according to the word of Yahweh which Elijah had spoken. Jehoram began to reign in his place in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.

  • Josh 21:10
    65%

    10and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.

  • 2 Kgs 3:1-2
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    65%

    1Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.

    2He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, but not like his father, and like his mother; for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made.

  • 1 Chr 24:23
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    23The sons [of Hebron]: Jeriah [the chief], Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

  • 2 Chr 17:1-2
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    64%

    1Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel.

    2He placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.

  • Josh 15:20
    64%

    20This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.

  • 2 Kgs 8:24
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    24Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his place.

  • 1 Chr 2:25
    64%

    25The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, Ahijah.

  • 1 Kgs 2:15
    64%

    15He said, You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: however the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's; for it was his from Yahweh.

  • Josh 21:3
    64%

    3The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Yahweh, these cities with their suburbs.

  • 1 Chr 4:22
    63%

    22and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. The records are ancient.

  • 2 Chr 21:9
    63%

    9Then Jehoram passed over with his captains, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and struck the Edomites who surrounded him, along with the captains of the chariots.

  • 1 Chr 24:7
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    7Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

  • Matt 1:8
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    8Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah.

  • 2 Chr 24:3
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    3Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he became the father of sons and daughters.

  • 2 Chr 11:23
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    23He 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.

  • Matt 1:11
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    11Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon.

  • 2 Chr 18:1
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    1Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and he joined affinity with Ahab.

  • 2 Kgs 3:6
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    6King Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time, and mustered all Israel.

  • 2 Chr 20:25
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    25When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches and dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in taking the spoil, it was so much.

  • Num 27:10
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    10If he have no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father's brothers.

  • 1 Kgs 22:50
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    50Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; Jehoram his son reigned in his place.

  • 2 Chr 21:13
    63%

    13but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the prostitute, like as the house of Ahab did, and also have slain your brothers of your father's house, who were better than yourself: