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 knoweth that Jehovah hath established him for king over Israel, and that He hath lifted up his kingdom, because of His people Israel.

Fourteen wives

2 Chronicles 11:21
And Rehoboam loveth Maachah daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines -- for eighteen wives he hath taken, and sixty concubines -- and he begetteth twenty and eight sons, and sixty daughters.

Begat

Judges 8:30
and to Gideon there have been seventy sons, coming out of his loin, for he had many wives;
Judges 9:5
and he goeth into the house of his father at Ophrah, and slayeth his brethren, sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men, on one stone; and Jotham, youngest son of Jerubbaal, is left, for he was hidden.
Judges 10:4
and he hath thirty sons riding on thirty ass-colts, and they have thirty cities, (they call them Havoth-Jair unto this day), which are in the land of Gilead;

General references

2 Samuel 5:13
And David taketh again concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after his coming from Hebron, and there are born again to David sons and daughters.