2 Chronicles 13:21
“But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings,.... Not only his warlike actions, and his course of…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Married fourteen wives - Probably he made alliances with the neighboring powers, by taking their daughters to him for…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Chronicles 13:13-22
We do not find that Jeroboam offered to make any answer at all to Abijah's speech. Though it was much to the purpose, he…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–19212 Chronicles 13:21-22
The Epilogue of Abijah's Reign
21. married R.V. took unto himself. The many wives (fourteen) are mentioned here as a…
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