2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 11:20–23

20After her, he married Maacah daughter of Absalom, and she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. 21Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he was the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.

22Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, intending to make him king. 23Rehoboam also acted wisely by dispersing some of his sons throughout the districts of Judah and Benjamin, and to all the fortified cities. He gave them abundant provisions and sought many wives for them.

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2 Chronicles 11:20

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
After herוְאַחֲרֶ֣יהָwə·’a·ḥă·re·hāConjunctive waw; Preposition; third person feminine singularH310 behind
he marriedלָקַ֔חlā·qaḥVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take
Maacahמַעֲכָ֖הma·‘ă·ḵāhNoun - proper - feminine singularH4601 Maakah
daughterבַּת־baṯ-Noun - feminine singular constructH1323 daughter
of Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם’aḇ·šā·lō·wmNoun - proper - masculine singularH53 Abshalom
and she boreוַתֵּ֣לֶדwat·tê·leḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH3205 bear, bring forth, beget
to himל֗וֹlōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
Abijahאֲבִיָּה֙’ă·ḇî·yāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH29 Abijah
Attaiעַתַּ֔י‘at·tayNoun - proper - masculine singularH6262 Attai
Zizaזִיזָ֖אzî·zāNoun - proper - masculine singularH2124 Ziza
and Shelomithשְׁלֹמִֽית׃šə·lō·mîṯNoun - proper - feminine singularH8019 Shelomith

2 Chronicles 11:21

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֜םrə·ḥaḇ·‘āmNoun - proper - masculine singularH7346 Rehoboam
lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֨בway·ye·’ĕ·haḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH157 love
Maacahמַעֲכָ֣הma·‘ă·ḵāhNoun - proper - feminine singularH4601 Maakah
daughterבַת־ḇaṯ-Noun - feminine singular constructH1323 daughter
of Absalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם’aḇ·šā·lō·wmNoun - proper - masculine singularH53 Abshalom
more than allמִכָּל־mik·kālPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
his wivesנָשָׁיו֙nā·šāwNoun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singularH802 woman, wife, female
and concubinesוּפִ֣ילַגְשָׁ֔יוū·p̄î·laḡ·šāwConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singularH6370 concubine
In allנָשָׂ֔אnā·śāVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5375 lift, take, carry
he hadנָשָׂ֔אnā·śāVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5375 lift, take, carry
eighteenשְׁמוֹנֶֽה־šə·mō·w·neh-Number - feminine singularH8083 eight
wivesנָשִׁ֤יםnā·šîmNoun - feminine pluralH802 woman, wife, female
and sixtyשִׁשִּׁ֑יםšiš·šîmNumber - common pluralH8346 sixty
concubinesוּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖יםū·p̄î·laḡ·šîmConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine pluralH6370 concubine
and he was the fatherוַיּ֗וֹלֶדway·yō·w·leḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3205 bear, bring forth, beget
of twenty-eightעֶשְׂרִ֧ים‘eś·rîmNumber - common pluralH6242 (a) twenty
sonsבָּנִ֖יםbā·nîmNoun - masculine pluralH1121 son
and sixtyוְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםwə·šiš·šîmConjunctive waw; Number - common pluralH8346 sixty
daughtersבָּנֽוֹת׃bā·nō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH1323 daughter

2 Chronicles 11:22

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֛םrə·ḥaḇ·‘āmNoun - proper - masculine singularH7346 Rehoboam
appointedוַיַּֽעֲמֵ֨דway·ya·‘ă·mêḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5975 take one's stand, stand
Abijahאֲבִיָּ֥ה’ă·ḇî·yāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH29 Abijah
sonבֶֽן־ḇen-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Maacahמַעֲכָ֖הma·‘ă·ḵāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH4601 Maakah
as chiefלָרֹ֧אשׁlā·rōšPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH7218 head
princeלְנָגִ֣ידlə·nā·ḡîḏPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH5057 leader
among his brothersבְּאֶחָ֑יוbə·’e·ḥāwPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH251 brother
intending to make him kingלְהַמְלִיכֽוֹ׃lə·ham·lî·ḵōwPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH4427 be or become king, or queen, reign

2 Chronicles 11:23

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Rehoboam also acted wiselyוַיָּבֶן֩way·yā·ḇenConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH995 discern
by dispersingוַיִּפְרֹ֨ץway·yip̄·rōṣConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6555 break through
some of his sonsבָּנָ֜יוbā·nāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH1121 son
throughoutמִכָּל־mik·kālPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the districtsאַרְצ֧וֹת’ar·ṣō·wṯNoun - feminine plural constructH776 earth, land
of Judahיְהוּדָ֣הyə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֗ןū·ḇin·yā·minConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1144 Binjamin
and to allלְֽכָל־lə·ḵālPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the fortifiedהַמְּצֻר֔וֹתham·mə·ṣu·rō·wṯArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH4694 siege-works, rampart
citiesעָרֵ֣י‘ā·rêNoun - feminine plural constructH5892 excitement
He gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןway·yit·tênConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
themלָהֶ֛םlā·hemPreposition; third person masculine plural
abundantלָרֹ֑בlā·rōḇPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
provisionsהַמָּז֖וֹןham·mā·zō·wnArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4202 food, sustenance
and soughtוַיִּשְׁאַ֖לway·yiš·’alConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7592 ask, inquire
manyהֲמ֥וֹןhă·mō·wnNoun - masculine singular constructH1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance
wives for themנָשִֽׁים׃nā·šîmNoun - feminine pluralH802 woman, wife, female

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2 Chronicles 11:20 2 Chronicles 13:2

2 Chronicles 11:21 1 Kings 11:3 · Judges 8:30 · Deuteronomy 17:17 · 2 Samuel 3:2–5 · 2 Samuel 5:13 · Song of Solomon 6:8–9 · 2 Chronicles 11:23 · 1 Chronicles 3:1–9

2 Chronicles 11:22 Deuteronomy 21:15–17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.