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He married fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Meanwhile, Abijah of Judah grew more and more powerful. He married fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But Abijah grew mighty. And he took fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Abijah grew strong, married fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But Abijah grew mighty, married fourteen wives, and begot twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Abijah became powerful, and he took fourteen wives for himself, and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But Abijah became powerful; and took fourteen wives to himself, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But Abijah became powerful, and took fourteen wives to himself; and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But Abijah became stronger; and he took fourteen wives to himself, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But Abijah became powerful. He took fourteen wives for himself and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />However, Abijah grew strong, acquired fourteen wives, and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />However, Abijah grew strong, acquired 14 wives, and fathered 22 sons and 16 daughters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But Abijah waxed mighty, and took unto himself fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Abijah had a total of 14 wives, 22 sons, and 16 daughters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But Abijah waxed mighty, and took unto himself fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But Abijah became strong. He married 14 wives and fathered 22 sons and 16 daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Abijah, however, grew more powerful. He had fourteen wives and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />but Abijah continued to grow more powerful. He took fourteen wives for himself and fathered 22 sons and sixteen daughters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Abijah grew strong, married fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Abijah's power grew; he had fourteen wives and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But Abijah grew mighty, and took to himself fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons, and sixteen daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But Abijah became mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But Abijah grew mighty and took for himself fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Abijah strengthens himself, and takes fourteen wives for himself, and begets twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Abijah strengtheneth himself, and taketh to him fourteen wives, and begetteth twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Abijah will be strengthened, and he will take to him fourteen wives, and he will beget twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But Abia, being strengthened in his kingdom, took fourteen wives: and begot two and twenty sons, and sixteen daughters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so Abijah, having been strengthened in his authority, took fourteen wives. And he procreated twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />while Abijah continued to grow stronger. He married fourteen wives and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But Abijah grew strong. He took fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But Abijah became strong, and he married fourteen wives, and there were born to him twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Abia was valiant and he took to himself fourteen wives, and twentysix male children were born to him and sixteen female children.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But Abijah waxed mighty, and took unto himself fourteen wives, and begot twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But Abia strengthened himself, and took to himself fourteen wives, and he begot twenty-two sons, and sixteen daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/13-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=3227" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Civil War Against Jeroboam</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>Jeroboam did not again recover his power during the days of Abijah, and the LORD struck him down and he died. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/29.htm" title="29: ’ă·ḇî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or prolonged Abiyahuw; from 'ab and Yahh; father of Jah; Abijah, the name of several Israelite men and two Israelitesses.">But Abijah</a> <a href="/hebrew/2388.htm" title="2388: way·yiṯ·ḥaz·zêq (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong, obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer.">grew strong,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: way·yiś·śā- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">married</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: ’ar·ba‘ (Number-fs) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">fourteen</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘eś·rêh (Number-fs) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: nā·šîm (N-fp) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">wives,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: way·yō·w·leḏ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">and became the father</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: ‘eś·rîm (Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">of twenty-two</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: ū·šə·na·yim (Conj-w:: Number-md) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·nîm (N-mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/8337.htm" title="8337: wə·šêš (Conj-w:: Number-fs) -- Masculine shishshah; a primitive number; six (see suws) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. Sixth.">and sixteen</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘eś·rêh (Number-fs) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: bā·nō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">daughters.</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>Now the rest of the acts of Abijah, along with his ways and his words, are written in the Treatise of the Prophet Iddo.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-3.htm">1 Kings 11:3</a></span><br />He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-22.htm">1 Kings 15:22</a></span><br />Then King Asa summoned all the men of Judah, with no exceptions, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials King Asa built up Geba of Benjamin, as well as Mizpah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/11-21.htm">2 Chronicles 11:21</a></span><br />Rehoboam 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-21.htm">1 Kings 14:21</a></span><br />Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-6.htm">1 Kings 15:6</a></span><br />And there was war between the houses of Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of Abijam’s life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-8.htm">1 Kings 15:8</a></span><br />And Abijam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David, and his son Asa reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-24.htm">1 Kings 15:24</a></span><br />And Asa rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David, and his son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-16.htm">2 Chronicles 12:16</a></span><br />And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Abijah reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/14-1.htm">2 Chronicles 14:1</a></span><br />Then Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Asa reigned in his place, and in his days the land was at peace for ten years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-17.htm">2 Chronicles 15:17</a></span><br />The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/16-1.htm">2 Chronicles 16:1</a></span><br />In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/17-1.htm">2 Chronicles 17:1</a></span><br />Asa’s son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place, and he strengthened himself against Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-7.htm">Matthew 1:7</a></span><br />Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-8.htm">Matthew 1:8</a></span><br />Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-10.htm">Luke 3:10</a></span><br />The crowds asked him, “What then should we do?”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.</p><p class="hdg">waxed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/5-12.htm">2 Samuel 5:12,13</a></b></br> And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake… </p><p class="hdg">fourteen wives</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/11-21.htm">2 Chronicles 11:21</a></b></br> 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.)</p><p class="hdg">begat</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/8-30.htm">Judges 8:30,31</a></b></br> And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/9-5.htm">Judges 9:5</a></b></br> And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, <i>being</i> threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/10-4.htm">Judges 10:4</a></b></br> And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which <i>are</i> in the land of Gilead.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/13-20.htm">Abijah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-21.htm">Begat</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-21.htm">Begot</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-21.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-14.htm">Fourteen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-17.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-8.htm">Grew</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-20.htm">Married</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-3.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-9.htm">Powerful</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-4.htm">Sixteen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-20.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-18.htm">Strengthened</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-12.htm">Strengtheneth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-21.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-5.htm">Twenty-Two</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-9.htm">Waxed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-23.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/13-22.htm">Abijah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-3.htm">Begat</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-3.htm">Begot</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-3.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/job/42-12.htm">Fourteen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-12.htm">Grew</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-1.htm">Married</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-8.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-12.htm">Powerful</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-1.htm">Sixteen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-11.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-1.htm">Strengthened</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-1.htm">Strengtheneth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-31.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-2.htm">Twenty-Two</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-12.htm">Waxed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-13.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-1.htm">Abijah succeeding makes war against Jeroboam</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-4.htm">he declares the right of his cause</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-13.htm">Trusting in God, he overcomes Jeroboam</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-21.htm">The wives and children of Abijah</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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His strength is attributed to his military success and consolidation of power, particularly after his victory over Jeroboam, the king of Israel, as described earlier in <a href="/2_chronicles/13.htm">2 Chronicles 13</a>. This victory was seen as a divine endorsement of his rule, reinforcing the Davidic line's legitimacy. The phrase "grew strong" suggests not only physical or military might but also political stability and influence, which were crucial for maintaining control over the kingdom.<p><b>married fourteen wives</b><br>Polygamy was a common practice among ancient Near Eastern royalty, often used to secure political alliances and demonstrate wealth and power. Abijah's multiple marriages reflect the customs of his time and the continuation of practices seen in his predecessors, such as David and Solomon. This practice, while culturally accepted, often led to familial and political complications, as seen in the lives of other biblical figures. The large number of wives also underscores the king's status and resources.<p><b>and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters</b><br>The large number of offspring signifies Abijah's efforts to ensure a lasting dynasty and secure his lineage. In the context of ancient monarchies, having many children was a way to strengthen one's legacy and influence. The mention of both sons and daughters highlights the importance of family in royal succession and the potential for political alliances through marriage. This detail also reflects the biblical emphasis on genealogy and the continuation of the Davidic line, which is significant in the broader narrative of Israel's history and the anticipation of the Messiah, who would come from this lineage.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/abijah.htm">Abijah</a></b><br>The king of Judah, son of Rehoboam, and grandson of Solomon. His reign is marked by a significant battle against Jeroboam, king of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, consisting of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, over which Abijah ruled.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeroboam.htm">Jeroboam</a></b><br>The first king of the northern kingdom of Israel, who opposed Abijah in battle.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/rehoboam.htm">Rehoboam</a></b><br>Abijah's father, whose reign saw the division of the united kingdom of Israel into the northern and southern kingdoms.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/battle_of_mount_zemaraim.htm">Battle of Mount Zemaraim</a></b><br>A significant conflict between Abijah and Jeroboam, where Abijah's forces were victorious despite being outnumbered.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/strength_and_prosperity.htm">Strength and Prosperity</a></b><br>Abijah's growth in strength and prosperity is a reminder of God's provision and blessing, even amidst personal and national challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/family_and_legacy.htm">Family and Legacy</a></b><br>The large family of Abijah reflects the importance of legacy and the continuation of God's promises through generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>Abijah's multiple marriages can be seen in light of <a href="/deuteronomy/17-17.htm">Deuteronomy 17:17</a>, reminding us of the importance of adhering to God's commands, even for leaders.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_leadership.htm">God's Sovereignty in Leadership</a></b><br>Despite human failings, God's purposes are fulfilled through the leaders He appoints, as seen in Abijah's victory over Jeroboam.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_context_and_spiritual_lessons.htm">Historical Context and Spiritual Lessons</a></b><br>Understanding the historical context of Abijah's reign helps us draw spiritual lessons applicable to our lives today.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_king_abijah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was King Abijah in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_many_famine_years_for_david.htm">God sent his prophet to threaten David with how many years of famine? Seven (2 Samuel 24:13) Three (I Chronicles 21:12)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_abijah_more_faithful_in_chronicles.htm">2 Chronicles 13 compared with 1 Kings 15:3 - Why does Abijah appear more faithful in Chronicles than in Kings, and what might explain this seeming discrepancy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_manasseh's_repentance.htm">How do we reconcile Manasseh's repentance in 2 Chronicles 33:13 with 2 Kings 21, which does not mention his conversion or release from captivity at all?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) <span class= "bld">But Abijah waxed mighty.</span>--<span class= "ital">And Abijah strengthened himself,</span> after his life-and-death struggle with Jeroboam. (See on <a href="/2_chronicles/12-13.htm" title="So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.">2Chronicles 12:13</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">And married fourteen wives, and begat twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.</span>--Abijah reigned only three years altogether. He must, therefore, have had most of these wives and children before his accession. (<a href="/context/2_chronicles/11-21.htm" title="And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and three score concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and three score daughters.)">2Chronicles 11:21-23</a> may be said to imply this; see Note on <a href="/2_chronicles/11-23.htm" title="And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, to every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.">2Chronicles 11:23</a>.) A stop should be placed after the first clause, thus: "And Abijah strengthened himself. And he took him fourteen wives, and begat twenty-two sons," etc. The two facts are merely placed side by side, though a tacit contrast may be suggested between the number of Abijah's off-spring, and the speedy extirpation of the house of Jeroboam.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Waxed mighty</span>. For this our Authorized Version reads, "waxed fat and wanton" (Hebrew, <span class="hebrew">יִתְחַזֵּק</span>), and grew too like his father Rehoboam and his grandfather Solomon, forgetting the "Law" (<a href="/deuteronomy/17-17.htm">Deuteronomy 17:17</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/13-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But Abijah</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבִיָּ֔הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇî·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_29.htm">Strong's 29: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abijah -- 'Yah is my father', an Israelite name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">grew strong,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣ק</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiṯ·ḥaz·zêq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2388.htm">Strong's 2388: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">married</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּ֨שָּׂא־</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiś·śā-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fourteen</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְבַּ֣ע</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·ba‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> </span><span class="str2">Four</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wives,</span><br /><span class="heb">נָשִׁ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(nā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and became the father</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיּ֗וֹלֶד</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·w·leḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of twenty-two</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶשְׂרִ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘eś·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Twenty, twentieth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּנִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(bā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and sixteen</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשֵׁ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8337.htm">Strong's 8337: </a> </span><span class="str2">Six (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">daughters.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּנֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(bā·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/13-21.htm">2 Chronicles 13:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/13-21.htm">2 Chronicles 13:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/13-21.htm">2 Chronicles 13:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/13-21.htm">2 Chronicles 13:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/13-21.htm">2 Chronicles 13:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/13-21.htm">2 Chronicles 13:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/13-21.htm">2 Chronicles 13:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/13-21.htm">2 Chronicles 13:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/13-21.htm">2 Chronicles 13:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/13-21.htm">2 Chronicles 13:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/13-21.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 13:21 But Abijah grew mighty and took (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 13:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 13:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 13:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 13:22" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>