2 Chronicles 13:21
But Abijah grew mighty and took for himself fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
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2 Chronicles 13:21
But Abijah grew mighty and took for himself fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
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Genesis 25:5
Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac,
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Genesis 25:6
but Abraham gave gifts to the sons of Abraham’s concubines. While he still lived, he sent them away from Isaac his son, eastward, to the east country.
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Judges 8:31
His concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.
Judges 9:5
He went to his father’s house at Ophrah, and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy persons, on one stone; but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid himself.
Judges 10:4
He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkey colts. They had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth Jair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
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2 Samuel 5:12
David perceived that Yahweh had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake.
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1 Kings 14:29
Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
1 Kings 14:31
Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess. Abijam his son reigned in his place.
1 Kings 15:1
Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign over Judah.
1 Kings 15:3
He walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; and his heart was not perfect with Yahweh his God, as the heart of David his father.
1 Kings 15:7
The rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? There was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
1 Kings 15:8
Abijam slept with his fathers, and they buried him in David’s city; and Asa his son reigned in his place.
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1 Kings 15:27
Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha struck him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel were besieging Gibbethon.
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1 Chronicles 3:9
All these were the sons of David, in addition to the sons of the concubines; and Tamar was their sister.
1 Chronicles 14:3
David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David became the father of more sons and daughters.
1 Chronicles 14:4
These are the names of the children whom he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
1 Chronicles 14:5
Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,
1 Chronicles 14:6
Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
1 Chronicles 14:7
Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.
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2 Chronicles 11:19
She bore him sons: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.
2 Chronicles 11:20
After her, he took Maacah the granddaughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
2 Chronicles 11:22
Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, the prince among his brothers, for he intended to make him king.
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2 Chronicles 13:3
Abijah joined battle with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men; and Jeroboam set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, who were mighty men of valor.
2 Chronicles 13:4
Abijah stood up on Mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, “Hear me, Jeroboam and all Israel:
2 Chronicles 13:5
Ought you not to know that Yahweh, the God of Israel, gave the kingdom over Israel to David forever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?
2 Chronicles 13:6
Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up, and rebelled against his lord.
2 Chronicles 13:7
Worthless men were gathered to him, wicked fellows who strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender hearted, and could not withstand them.
2 Chronicles 13:8
“Now you intend to withstand the kingdom of Yahweh in the hand of the sons of David. You are a great multitude, and the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods are with you.
2 Chronicles 13:9
Haven’t you driven out the priests of Yahweh, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made priests for yourselves according to the ways of the peoples of other lands? Whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams may be a priest of those who are no gods.
2 Chronicles 13:10
“But as for us, Yahweh is our God, and we have not forsaken him. We have priests serving Yahweh, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites in their work.
2 Chronicles 13:11
They burn to Yahweh every morning and every evening burnt offerings and sweet incense. They also set the show bread in order on the pure table, and care for the gold lamp stand with its lamps, to burn every evening; for we keep the instruction of Yahweh our God, but you have forsaken him.
2 Chronicles 13:12
Behold, God is with us at our head, and his priests with the trumpets of alarm to sound an alarm against you. Children of Israel, don’t fight against Yahweh, the God of your fathers; for you will not prosper.”
2 Chronicles 13:13
But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them; so they were before Judah, and the ambush was behind them.
2 Chronicles 13:14
When Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind them; and they cried to Yahweh, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.
2 Chronicles 13:15
Then the men of Judah gave a shout. As the men of Judah shouted, God struck Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
2 Chronicles 13:16
The children of Israel fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hand.
2 Chronicles 13:17
Abijah and his people killed them with a great slaughter, so five hundred thousand chosen men of Israel fell down slain.
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2 Kings 10:29
However, Jehu didn’t depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin—the golden calves that were in Bethel and that were in Dan.
2 Chronicles 13:18
Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied on Yahweh, the God of their fathers.
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2 Chronicles 15:8
When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominations out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from the hill country of Ephraim; and he renewed Yahweh’s altar that was before Yahweh’s porch.
2 Chronicles 23:1
In the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds—Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri—into a covenant with him.
2 Chronicles 25:11
Amaziah took courage, and led his people out and went to the Valley of Salt, and struck ten thousand of the children of Seir.
2 Chronicles 32:5
He took courage, built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised it up to the towers, with the other wall outside, and strengthened Millo in David’s city, and made weapons and shields in abundance.
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2 Chronicles 16:9
For Yahweh’s eyes run back and forth throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. You have done foolishly in this; for from now on you will have wars.”
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