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2 Chronicles 11:18

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And Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And Rehoboam took him a wife, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;

KJV

And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;

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This verse in 2 Chronicles 11

Commentary

6 notes on this verse
And Rehoboam took him Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth, the son of David, to wife,.... Of which son of David we nowhere else read; perhaps he might be the son of one of his concubines, or he might have two names: and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse; who was David's eldest brother. 1Sa 17:13. She must be a granddaughter or great-granddaughter of his.

This site's exposition

Rehoboam married Mahalath

on 2 Chronicles 11:18-19

Rehoboam's first named wife comes from David's family: Mahalath is “the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab”. The marriage ties the throne's new branch by blood to the old one on both sides, a family record Kings does not carry.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

They had formerly sat loose to that family ( 2 Sam. xx. 1, 2 ), and now they quite threw it off, not considering how much it would weaken the common interest and take Israel down from that pitch of glory at which it had arrived in the last reign. But thus the kingdom must be corrected as well as the house of David.

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

This is probably an extract from the “genealogies” of Iddo 2Ch 12:15. As Jerimoth is not mentioned among the legitimate sons of David 1Ch 3:1-8; 1Ch 14:4-7, he must have been the child of a concubine. Abihail was probably the “grand-daughter,” not “daughter,” of Eliab 1Sa 16:6; 1Sa 17:13; 1Ch 2:13.

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

Rehoboam took Mahalath--The names of her father and mother are given. Jerimoth, the father, must have been the son of one of David's concubines (1Ch 3:9). Abihail was, of course, his cousin, previous to their marriage.

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

Took him Mahalath - By marrying thus in the family of David, he strengthened his right to the Jewish throne.

The words behind it

15 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיִּֽקַּֽח־and he took

    vaiyikach-H3947 →966 times

  • ל֤וֹfor himself

    lo

  • רְחַבְעָם֙Rehoboam

    rechavamH7346 →50 times

  • אִשָּׁ֔הa wife

    ʾishahH802 →781 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • מָ֣חֲלַ֔תMahalath

    machalatH4258 →

  • בַּת[the] daughter of

    benH1323 →588 times

  • יְרִימ֖וֹתJerimoth

    yerimotH3406 →

  • בֶּן־[the] son of

    ben-H1121 →4930 times

  • דָּוִ֑ידDavid

    davidH1732 →999 times

  • אֲבִיהַ֕יִלAbihail

    ʾavihayilH32 →

  • בַּת־[the] daughter of

    bat-H1323 →588 times

  • אֱלִיאָ֖בEliab

    ʾeliavH446 →

  • בֶּן־[the] son of

    ben-H1121 →4930 times

  • יִשָֽׁי׃Jesse

    yishaiH3448 →

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

5 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

1 Samuel 16:6When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.”4 works1 Samuel 17:28Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!”3 works1 Samuel 17:13The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.3 works1 Chronicles 27:18over Judah was Elihu, one of David’s brothers; over Issachar was Omri son of Michael;3 works1 Chronicles 2:13Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    1 Chronicles 2:13

    Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,

    it leads to

    • 1 Samuel 17:13

      The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.

      Reached by 3 separate paths from here.

  • Through

    1 Samuel 17:13

    The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.

    it leads to

    • 1 Chronicles 2:13

      Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • 1 Samuel 17:28

      Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep…

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

  • Through

    1 Samuel 17:28

    Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep…

    it leads to

    • Matthew 10:36

      A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’

    • Genesis 37:11

      And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.

    • Genesis 37:8

      “Do you intend to reign over us?” his brothers asked. “Will you actually rule us?” So they hated him even more because of his dream and his statements.

    • Proverbs 18:19

      An offended brother is harder to win than a fortified city, and disputes are like the bars of a castle.

    • Genesis 37:4

      When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.

Where this verse is studied

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About 2 Chronicles

Saphan Reading the Book of the Law to Josiah, Philip Galle, engraving after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1569, Royal Library of Belgium. Public domain.
Saphan Reading the Book of the Law to Josiah, Philip Galle, engraving after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1569, Royal Library of Belgium. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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