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Douay-Rheims Bible

2 Chronicles 13:21

But Abia, being strengthened in his kingdom, took fourteen wives: and begot two and twenty sons, and sixteen daughters.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Concubinage;   Polygamy;   Thompson Chain Reference - Foes of the Home;   Home;   Polygamy;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Abijah;   Jeroboam;   Marriage;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Abijah (abijam);   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Music;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Abijah;   Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Abijah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Judah the kingdom of;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abijah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
However, Abijah grew strong, acquired fourteen wives, and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
Hebrew Names Version
But Aviyah grew mighty, and took to himself fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons, and sixteen daughters.
King James Version
But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
English Standard Version
But Abijah grew mighty. And he took fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
New Century Version
But Abijah became strong. He married fourteen women and was the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
New English Translation
Abijah's power grew; he had fourteen wives and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
Amplified Bible
But Abijah became powerful. He took fourteen wives for himself and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
New American Standard Bible
But Abijah became powerful, and he took fourteen wives for himself, and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
World English Bible
But Abijah grew mighty, and took to himself fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons, and sixteen daughters.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So Abiiah waxed mightie, and marryed foureteene wiues, and begate two and twentie sonnes, and sixteene daughters.
Legacy Standard Bible
But Abijah became stronger; and he took fourteen wives to himself, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
Berean Standard Bible
But Abijah grew strong, married fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
Contemporary English Version
Abijah had a total of fourteen wives, twenty-two sons, and sixteen daughters.
Complete Jewish Bible
But Aviyahu grew strong; he married fourteen wives and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
Darby Translation
But Abijah strengthened himself, and took fourteen wives, and begot twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
Easy-to-Read Version
but Abijah became strong. He married 14 women and was the father of 22 sons and 16 daughters.
George Lamsa Translation
But Abijah became strong, and he married fourteen wives, and there were born to him twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
Good News Translation
Abijah, however, grew more powerful. He had fourteen wives and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
Lexham English Bible
But Abijah became strong, and he took to himself fourteen wives and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
Literal Translation
And Abijah became mighty, and he took fourteen wives to himself. And he fathered twenty two sons and sixteen daughters.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now whan Abia was strengthed, he toke fourtene wyues, and begat two and twentye sonnes and sixtene daughters.
American Standard Version
But Abijah waxed mighty, and took unto himself fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
Bible in Basic English
But Abijah became great, and had fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But Abia waxed mightie, and maryed foureteene wiues, and begat twentie and two sonnes, and sixteene daughters.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But Abijah waxed mighty, and took unto himself fourteen wives, and begot twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
King James Version (1611)
But Abiiah waxed mighty, and married fourteene wiues, and begate twentie and two sonnes, and sixteene daughters.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But Abia strengthened himself, and took to himself fourteen wives, and he begot twenty-two sons, and sixteen daughters.
English Revised Version
But Abijah waxed mighty, and took unto himself fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Abia, whanne his empire was coumforted, took fourtene wyues, and he gendride two and twenti sones, and sixtene douytris.
Update Bible Version
But Abijah waxed mighty, and took to himself fourteen wives, and begot twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
Webster's Bible Translation
But Abijah became mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
New King James Version
But Abijah grew mighty, married fourteen wives, and begot twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
New Living Translation
Meanwhile, Abijah of Judah grew more and more powerful. He married fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
New Life Bible
But Abijah became very strong. He married fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
New Revised Standard
But Abijah grew strong. He took fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Abijah strengthened himself, and took him, fourteen wives, - and begat twenty-two sons, and sixteen daughters.
Revised Standard Version
But Abi'jah grew mighty. And he took fourteen wives, and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
Young's Literal Translation
And Abijah strengtheneth himself, and taketh to him fourteen wives, and begetteth twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But Abijah became powerful; and took fourteen wives to himself, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

Contextual Overview

13 While he spoke these things, Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind him. And while he stood facing the enemies, he encompassed Juda, who perceived it not, with his army. 14 And when Juda looked back, they saw the battle coming upon them both before and behind, and they cried to the Lord: and the priests began to sound with the trumpets. 15 And all the men of Juda shouted: and behold when they shouted, God terrified Jeroboam, and all Israel that stood against Abia and Juda. 16 And the children of Israel fled before Juda, and the Lord delivered them into their hand. 17 And Abia and his people slew them with a great slaughter, and there fell wounded of Israel five hundred thousand valiant men. 18 And the children of Israel were brought down, at that time, and the children of Juda were exceedingly strengthened, because they had trusted in the Lord the God of their fathers. 19 And Abia pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel and her daughters, and Jesana with her daughters, Ephron also and her daughters. 20 And Jeroboam was not able to resist any more, in the days of Abia: and the Lord struck him, and he died. 21 But Abia, being strengthened in his kingdom, took fourteen wives: and begot two and twenty sons, and sixteen daughters. 22 And the rest of the acts of Abia, and of his ways and works, are written diligently in the book of Addo the prophet.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

waxed: 2 Samuel 5:12, 2 Samuel 5:13

fourteen wives: 2 Chronicles 11:21

begat: Judges 8:30, Judges 8:31, Judges 9:5, Judges 10:4

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 14:31 - Abijam 1 Kings 15:7 - the rest

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But Abijah waxed mighty,.... In his kingdom, increasing in riches and numbers, power and authority, and in his family:

and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons and sixteen daughters; not after the above battle, nor since he began to reign; for he reigned but three years; but he, no doubt, married wives and had children before he came to the throne, as he might have others after.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 13:21. Married fourteen wives — Probably he made alliances with the neighbouring powers, by taking their daughters to him for wives.


 
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