2 Chronicles 11:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.)”

2 Chronicles 11:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Chronicles 11:21 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Chronicles 11:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Rehoboam 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.”

2 Chronicles 11:21 — World English Bible

2 Chronicles 11:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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).”

2 Chronicles 11:21 — American Standard Version

2 Chronicles 11:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Rehoboam loveth Maachah daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines--for eighteen wives he hath taken, and sixty concubines--and he begetteth twenty and eight sons, and sixty daughters.”

2 Chronicles 11:21 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 11:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines; for he had taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he begot twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.”

2 Chronicles 11:21 — Darby Translation

2 Chronicles 11:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Rehoboam loued Maakah ye daughter of Absalom aboue all his wiues and his concubines: for he tooke eighteene wiues, and three score concubines, and begate eyght and twentie sonnes, and three score daughters.”

2 Chronicles 11:21 — Geneva Bible

2 Chronicles 11:21 in Context — 2 Chronicles 11

19 Elle lui enfanta des fils: Jeusch, Schemaria et Zaham.

20 Après elle, il prit Maaca, fille d’Absalom. Elle lui enfanta Abija, Attaï, Ziza et Schelomith.

21 Roboam aimait Maaca, fille d’Absalom, plus que toutes ses femmes et ses concubines; car il eut dix-huit femmes et soixante concubines, et il engendra vingt-huit fils et soixante filles.

22 Roboam donna le premier rang à Abija, fils de Maaca, et l’établit chef parmi ses frères, car il voulait le faire roi.

23 Il agit avec habileté en dispersant tous ses fils dans toutes les contrées de Juda et de Benjamin, dans toutes les villes fortes; il leur fournit des vivres en abondance, et demanda pour eux une multitude de femmes.

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