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2 Chronicles 11:21

And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)

KJV

Amavit autem Roboam Maacha filiam Absalom super omnes uxores suas et concubinas : nam uxores decem et octo duxerat, concubinas autem sexaginta : et genuit viginti octo filios, et sexaginta filias.

Vulgate

καὶ ἠγάπησεν Ῥοβοὰμ τὴν Μαάχαν θυγατέρα Ἀβεσσαλὼμ ὑπὲρ πάσας τὰς γυναῖκας αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰς παλλακὰς αὐτοῦ, ὅτι γυναῖκας δέκα ὀκτὼ εἶχεν καὶ παλλακὰς τριάκοντα· καὶ ἐγέννησεν υἱοὺς εἴκοσι ὀκτὼ καὶ θυγατέρας ἑξήκοντα.

LXX

And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines, and begat twenty and eight sons and threescore daughters).

ASV

וַ/יֶּאֱהַ֨ב רְחַבְעָ֜ם אֶת מַעֲכָ֣ה בַת אַבְשָׁל֗וֹם מִ/כָּל נָשָׁי/ו֙ וּ/פִ֣ילַגְשָׁ֔י/ו כִּ֠י נָשִׁ֤ים שְׁמוֹנֶֽה עֶשְׂרֵה֙ נָשָׂ֔א וּ/פִֽילַגְשִׁ֖ים שִׁשִּׁ֑ים וַ/יּ֗וֹלֶד עֶשְׂרִ֧ים וּ/שְׁמוֹנָ֛ה בָּנִ֖ים וְ/שִׁשִּׁ֥ים בָּנֽוֹת

Hebrew

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In this verse

People AbsalomRehoboam

In the original Hebrew

17 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙
'bshlvm
proper_noun · 111×
אֹהֵ֣ב
'hb
verb · 209×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
בַּת
bt
noun · 585×
הוֹלִ֣יד
hvlyd
verb · 478×
וֹ
v
noun · 780×
וֹ
v
noun · 37×
יִּשְׂא֥וּ
ysh'v
verb · 652×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
מַעֲכָ֔ה
m'kh
proper_noun · 23×
עֶשְׂרִ֥ים
'shrym
adjective · 313×
עָשָׂ֖ר
'shr
adjective · 335×
רְחַבְעָ֖ם
rchb'm
proper_noun · 50×
שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה
shmnh
adjective · 109×
שִׁשִּׁ֥ים
shshym
adjective · 59×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 3:1 — Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess:
  • 1Kgs 11:3 — And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.
  • 2Chr 11:23 — And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.
  • 2Sam 3:2 — And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
  • 2Sam 5:13 — And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.
  • Deut 17:17 — Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
  • Judg 8:30 — And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.
  • Song 6:8 — There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.
  • Song 6:8 — There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.