2 Chronicles 11:20 BSB

2 Chronicles 11:20

After her, he married Maacah daughter of Absalom, and she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.

BSB

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ASV

And after her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.

KJV

And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Maachah the daughter of Absalom - See the note on 1Ki 15:10. She is called Michaiah, the daughter of Uriel, 2Ch 13:2. For this the Targum gives the following reason: “Abijah reigned three years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Michaiah, daughter of Uriel of Gibeatha. She is the same as Michah, the daughter of Absalom; but, because she was an upright woman, her name was changed into the more excellent name Michaiah, and her fathers name into that of Uriel of Gibeatha, that the name of Absalom might not be remembered.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאַחֲרֶ֣יהָ	ve.'a.cha.Rei.ha	and after her	H310 →
לָקַ֔ח	la.Kach	he took	H3947 →
אֶֽת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
מַעֲכָ֖ה	ma.'a.Khah	Maacah	H4601 →
בַּת־	bat-	[the] daughter of	H1323 →
אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם	'av.sha.Lom	Absalom	H53 →
וַתֵּ֣לֶד	va.Te.led	and she bore	H3205 →
ל֗וֹ	lo	to him
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אֲבִיָּה֙	'a.vi.Yah	Abijah	H29 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
עַתַּ֔י	'a.Tai	Attai	H6262 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
זִיזָ֖א	zi.Za'	Ziza	H2124 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
שְׁלֹמִֽית׃	she.lo.Mit	Shelomith	H8019 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
2 Chronicles 11:21
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.
leads to
- Judges 8:30
  Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives.
- 1 Kings 11:3
  He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away.
- Deuteronomy 17:17
  He must not take many wives for himself, lest his heart go astray. He must not accumulate for himself large amounts of silver and gold.
- 2 Samuel 5:13
  After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.
- 2 Samuel 3:2–5
  And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;
Through
2 Chronicles 13:2
and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Micaiah daughter of Uriel; she was from Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
leads to
- 1 Kings 15:6–7
  And there was war between the houses of Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of Abijam’s life.
Through
Matthew 1:7
Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 14:1–15
  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.
Through
2 Chronicles 12:16
And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Abijah reigned in his place.
leads to
- 1 Kings 14:29–31
  As for the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, along with all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

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02Original language & word study

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06About 2 Chronicles

Where the connections lead

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