Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.

Fourteen wives

General references

Bible References

Waxed

2 Samuel 5:12
And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.

Fourteen wives

2 Chronicles 11:21
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.)

Begat

Judges 8:30
And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten; for he had many wives.
Judges 9:5
And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
Judges 10:4
And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth-jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.

General references

2 Samuel 5:13
And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron; and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.

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