Rehoboam’s wives and children and his appointment of Abijah
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2 Chronicles 11:18–23: Rehoboam marries Mahalath, daughter of Jerimoth son of David and Abihail daughter of Eliab son of Jesse; she bears Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham. He then marries Maacah, whom WEB calls Absalom’s granddaughter and the Korean Revised Version calls Absalom’s daughter. She bears Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. Rehoboam takes eighteen wives and sixty concubines, loves Maacah most, and appoints Abijah chief among his brothers with the intention of making him king. He disperses some of his sons among fortified cities, gives them abundant food, and seeks many wives for them.
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- 2CH 11:18–23, engwebp
18Rehoboam took a wife for himself, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse.
19She bore him sons: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.
20After her, he took Maacah the granddaughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
21Rehoboam loved Maacah the granddaughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines; for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and became the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
22Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, the prince among his brothers, for he intended to make him king.
23He dealt wisely, and dispersed some of his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city. He gave them food in abundance; and he sought many wives for them.
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Rehoboam — Took part in — Rehoboam’s wives and children and his appointment of Abijah
Evidence: 2 Chronicles 11:18–23
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Mahalath (wife of Rehoboam) — Took part in — Rehoboam’s wives and children and his appointment of Abijah
Evidence: 2 Chronicles 11:18–23
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Maacah (wife of Rehoboam) — Took part in — Rehoboam’s wives and children and his appointment of Abijah
Evidence: 2 Chronicles 11:18–23
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Rehoboam’s wives and children and his appointment of Abijah (event-2ch-11-rehoboams-wives-and-children) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/event/2ch-11-rehoboams-wives-and-children Current wording: 2 Chronicles 11:18–23: Rehoboam marries Mahalath, daughter of Jerimoth son of David and Abihail daughter of Eliab son of Jesse; she bears Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham. He then marries Maacah, whom WEB calls Absalom’s granddaughter and the Korean Revised Version calls Absalom’s daughter. She bears Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. Rehoboam takes eighteen wives and sixty concubines, loves Maacah most, and appoints Abijah chief among his brothers with the intention of making him king. He disperses some of his sons among fortified cities, gives them abundant food, and seeks many wives for them. Cited evidence: 2CH 11:18–23, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.