2 Chronicles 11:21

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And Rehoboam loveth Maachah daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines -- for eighteen wives he hath taken, and sixty concubines -- and he begetteth twenty and eight sons, and sixty daughters.

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  • Deut 17:17 : 17 And he doth not multiply to himself wives, and his heart doth not turn aside, and silver and gold he doth not multiply to himself -- exceedingly.
  • 2 Sam 3:2-5 : 2 And there are born to David sons in Hebron, and his first-born is Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, 3 and his second `is' Chileab, of Abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelite, and the third `is' Absalom son of Maacah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur, 4 and the fourth `is' Adonijah son of Haggith, and the fifth `is' Shephatiah son of Abital, 5 and the sixth `is' Ithream, of Eglah wife of David; these have been born to David in Hebron.
  • 2 Sam 5:13 : 13 And David taketh again concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after his coming from Hebron, and there are born again to David sons and daughters.
  • 1 Kgs 11:3 : 3 And he hath women, princesses, seven hundred, and concubines three hundred; and his wives turn aside his heart.
  • 1 Chr 3:1-9 : 1 And these were sons of David, who were born to him in Hebron: the first-born Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess; 2 the third Absalom, son of Maachah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth Adonijah, son of Haggith; 3 the fifth Shephatiah, of Abital; the sixth Ithream, of Eglah his wife. 4 Six have been borne to him in Hebron, and he reigneth there seven years and six months, and thirty and three years he hath reigned in Jerusalem. 5 And these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon -- four, of Bath-Sheba daughter of Ammiel: 6 also Ibhar, and Elishama, and Eliphelet, 7 and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia, 8 and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine. 9 All `are' sons of David, apart from sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.
  • 2 Chr 11:23 : 23 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.
  • Song 6:8-9 : 8 Sixty are queens, and eighty concubines, And virgins without number. 9 One is my dove, my perfect one, One she `is' of her mother, The choice one she `is' of her that bare her, Daughters saw, and pronounce her happy, Queens and concubines, and they praise her.
  • Judg 8:30 : 30 and to Gideon there have been seventy sons, coming out of his loin, for he had many wives;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Chr 11:17-20
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    84%

    17And they strengthen the kingdom of Judah, and strengthen Rehoboam son of Solomon, for three years, because they walked in the way of David and Solomon for three years.

    18And Rehoboam taketh to him a wife, Mahalath, child of Jerimoth son of David, `and' Abigail daughter of Eliab, son of Jesse.

    19And she beareth to him sons, Jeush, and Shamaria, and Zaham.

    20And after her he hath taken Maachah daughter of Absalom, and she beareth to him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.

  • 2 Chr 13:21
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    21And Abijah strengtheneth himself, and taketh to him fourteen wives, and begetteth twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters,

  • 2 Chr 11:22-23
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    78%

    22And Rehoboam appointeth for head Abijah son of Maachah, for leader among his brethren, for to cause him to reign.

    23And 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.

  • 1 Kgs 11:1-4
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    73%

    1And king Solomon hath loved many strange women, and the daughter of Pharaoh, females of Moab, Ammon, Edom, Zidon, `and' of the Hittites,

    2of the nations of which Jehovah said unto the sons of Israel, `Ye do not go in to them, and they do not go in to you; surely they turn aside your heart after their gods;' to them hath Solomon cleaved for love.

    3And he hath women, princesses, seven hundred, and concubines three hundred; and his wives turn aside his heart.

    4And it cometh to pass, at the time of the old age of Solomon, his wives have turned aside his heart after other gods, and his heart hath not been perfect with Jehovah his God, like the heart of David his father.

  • Gen 22:24
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    24and his concubine, whose name `is' Reumah, she also hath borne Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maachah.

  • 1 Kgs 15:1-2
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    71%

    1And in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam son of Nebat, reigned hath Abijam over Judah;

    2three years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother `is' Maachah daughter of Abishalom;

  • 1 Chr 14:3
    70%

    3And David taketh again wives in Jerusalem, and David begetteth again sons and daughters;

  • 2 Sam 5:13
    70%

    13And David taketh again concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after his coming from Hebron, and there are born again to David sons and daughters.

  • 1 Kgs 14:21
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    21And Rehoboam son of Solomon hath reigned in Judah; a son of forty and one years `is' Rehoboam in his reigning, and seventeen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, the city that Jehovah chose to set His name there, out of all the tribes of Israel, and the name of his mother `is' Naamah the Ammonitess.

  • Song 6:8
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    8Sixty are queens, and eighty concubines, And virgins without number.

  • 1 Kgs 15:10
    69%

    10and forty and one years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother `is' Maachah daughter of Abishalom.

  • 1 Kgs 14:31
    69%

    31and Rehoboam lieth with his fathers, and is buried with his fathers, in the city of David, and the name of his mother `is' Naamah the Ammonitess, and reign doth Abijam his son in his stead.

  • 1 Chr 3:2-3
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    69%

    2the third Absalom, son of Maachah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth Adonijah, son of Haggith;

    3the fifth Shephatiah, of Abital; the sixth Ithream, of Eglah his wife.

  • Judg 8:30
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    30and to Gideon there have been seventy sons, coming out of his loin, for he had many wives;

  • 2 Sam 16:21-22
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    21And Ahithophel saith unto Absalom, `Go in unto the concubines of thy father, whom he left to keep the house, and all Israel hath heard that thou hast been abhorred by thy father, and the hands of all who `are' with thee have been strong.'

    22And they spread out for Absalom the tent on the roof, and Absalom goeth in unto the concubines of his father before the eyes of all Israel.

  • 2 Chr 12:13
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    13And king Rehoboam strengtheneth himself in Jerusalem, and reigneth; for a son of forty and two years `is' Rehoboam in his reigning, and seventeen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, the city that Jehovah hath chosen to put His name there, out of all the tribes of Israel, and the name of his mother `is' Naamah the Ammonitess,

  • 2 Kgs 8:18
    67%

    18And he walketh in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab, for a daughter of Ahab was to him for a wife, and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah,

  • 2 Chr 24:3
    67%

    3And Jehoiada taketh for him two wives, and he begetteth sons and daughters.

  • 1 Chr 3:9-10
    2 verses
    67%

    9All `are' sons of David, apart from sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.

    10And the son of Solomon `is' Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,

  • 1 Chr 2:48
    67%

    48The concubine of Caleb, Maachah, bare Sheber and Tirhanah;

  • Deut 21:15
    67%

    15`When a man hath two wives, the one loved and the other hated, and they have borne to him sons (the loved one and the hated one), and the first-born son hath been to the hated one;

  • 2 Chr 12:16
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    16and Rehoboam lieth with his fathers, and is buried in the city of David, and reign doth Abijah his son in his stead.

  • 1 Chr 7:15-16
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    15And Machir took wives for Huppim and for Shuppim, and the name of the one `is' Maachah, and the name of the second Zelophehad, and Zelophehad hath daughters.

    16And Maachah wife of Machir beareth a son and calleth his name Peresh, and the name of his brother `is' Sheresh, and his sons `are' Ulam and Rakem.

  • 2 Sam 20:3
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    3And David cometh in unto his house at Jerusalem, and the king taketh the ten women-concubines -- whom he had left to keep the house, and putteth them in a house of ward, and sustaineth them, and unto them he hath not gone in, and they are shut up unto the day of their death, in widowhood living.

  • 1 Kgs 12:21
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    21And Rehoboam cometh to Jerusalem, and assembleth all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors, to fight with the house of Israel, to bring back the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.

  • 2 Sam 14:27
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    27And there are born to Absalom three sons, and one daughter, and her name `is' Tamar; she was a woman of a fair appearance.

  • 1 Chr 9:35
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    35And in Gibeon dwelt hath the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, and the name of his wife `is' Maachah;

  • 2 Chr 11:1
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    1And Rehoboam cometh in to Jerusalem, and assembleth the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors, to fight with Israel, to bring back the kingdom to Rehoboam.

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    5And Joab cometh in unto the king to the house, and saith, `Thou hast put to shame to-day the faces of all thy servants, those delivering thy life to-day, and the life of thy sons, and of thy daughters, and the life of thy wives, and the life of thy concubines,

  • Deut 17:17
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    17And he doth not multiply to himself wives, and his heart doth not turn aside, and silver and gold he doth not multiply to himself -- exceedingly.

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    8and so he hath done for all his strange women, who are perfuming and sacrificing to their gods.

  • 2 Sam 3:3
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    44all these have taken strange women, and there are of them women -- who adopt sons.